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Re: Free Form DataArea with File Format Data Structure

On 2018-10-20 5:25 PM, Brian Parkins wrote:
I think you have some superfluous code there, Shane.

Your existing code could be written as this single line:

D ADS           EUDS                  EXTNAME(FILE)

- the "U" in column 23 assumes a Data Area Data Structure and reads in the *DTAARA ADS at the start of the program - no need for DEFINE or IN.

The equivalent free format would look like:

     Dcl-DS ADS EXTNAME('FILE') Dtaara(*Auto) End-DS;


Brian, that would make the program behave differently. It would be equivalent to IN *LOCK at the beginning of the program and OUT at the end. Shane's program was just doing an IN, without lock and without any change of the data area.


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