Re: Read w/o Record ID -- RPG400-L

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Justin,

I'm not sure what you mean by "splitting them up." A MFLF (multi-format LF) is a single object that defines the layout of each record type (or format), based on a select value in that record. As before, with the single file, the key structure is generally the same for each format, although technically is doesn't have to be. Also, if a key value doesn't apply to a particular format you can specify *OMIT.

-mark

On 6/14/2018 1:09 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:

For example, I have a PF where column 80 is a letter indicating the layout to use for that row. There's something like 15 different letters. Are you saying, create a LF splitting them up just to put them back together for the reads?

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Subject: Re: Read w/o Record ID

Justin.

You can create a multi-format LF over the S/36 flat file. Then you could use the INFDS to identify which format got read.

-mark

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