Using long File Names and long field names is possible, you have to specify
the short name with the ExtDesc Keyword and for compiling also add
ExtFile(*ExtDesc) to your F-spec.
After you can use the long file names.
For using the long column/field names just add Alias to the F-specs
DCL-F Your_Long_Table_Name
ExtDesc('SHORTNAME') ExtFile(*ExtDesc) Keyed
Alias;
Chain (Key1, Key2) Your_Long_Table_Name;
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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Donnerstag, 25. Juli 2019 15:40
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Using long names
Let's say you created a table like this:
Create table I_like_long_names for system name shortname ( My_column_name
for column C01 varchar(100),
...)
And you want to use just the long names in RPG, can this be done with dcl-f
I_like_long_names disk keyed usage(*update) alias; // alias says to use the
long column names
Or do you have to do something like this to use the long table name too?
dcl-f file1 disk keyed usage(*update) alias extdesc(i_like_long_names);
Rob Berendt
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