Re: Using DS for output to a printer file - indicators in DS

Would this work for you?

INDARA
A R MYPRTFR
A 3 40'MY PRINTER FILE'
A 54 UNDERLINE
A 32 3 61'Optional Text'

(Note the INDARA keyword.)

**Free
Dcl-F TstPrtInd Printer;

Dcl-DS MyRec ExtName('TSTPRTIND':'MYPRTFR':*All);
End-DS;

Dcl-DS IndDataStr Len(99) Based(IndPointer);
Underline Ind Pos(54);
End-DS;

Dcl-S IndPointer Pointer Inz(%Addr(*In));

Underline = *On;
*IN32 = *ON;
Write MyPrtfR MyRec;
*InLR = *On;
Return;

(Note that *IN32 can be used as-is. *IN54 or UNDERLINE variable can be
used interchangeably.)

Brian.

On 02/08/2018 20:48, Charles Wilt wrote:

OK,

So for those on midrange-l, you might have saw my post about SCS spool
files.

My "it's not working" ended up being caused by the fact I was using a
LIKEREC() DS to write to the printer file; the indicators used by the
record are included in the LIKEREC() DS.

I had forgotten (maybe never realized) this.

so now I've got
dcl-ds myrec likerec(MYPRTFR);

myrec.IN32 = *ON;
write myprtfr myrec;

Except, I'm not fond of the IN32:)

Is there anyway give that indicator a name?

I realize I could use INDDS() on the f-spec; But this is an existing
program and I'd rather not have to retrofit names onto the other

indicators

right now.

Declaring a standalone variable based on the %addr(myrec.in32) would be

one

solution I suppose. But I'd need one for every indicator used. Or

perhaps

since the indicators are at the start of the LIKEREC() DS I could just

use

it's address...

Any other ideas?

Thanks!
Charles

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