Re: [EXTERNAL] Question on file reading

[Thomas Burrows <thomas.burrows.1957@xxxxxxxxx>]

Seems like a shortcut that can cost one.  Is this a recommended way to
populate a Data Structure?  Wondering what the group thinks on this?

Personally I do not like these kinds of shortcuts.  If someone is not
familiar with the shortcut then analysis problems can happen.

Just my opinion.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 9:58 AM Alan Shore via RPG400-L <
rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Thomas
> I came from coding in COBOL, where more than one field with the same name
> was a compile error
> You are correct
> ANY field with the same name - a stand-alone filed - a field in another
> file, when a file is read - the data in those fields are all populated if
> they are the same name and size
> I have grown into a love hate relationship with this
> MOST of the time - it can kill you
> However - there ARE some times it can be great
>
> Alan Shore
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Thomas Burrows
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> To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries) <
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> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Question on file reading
>
> In RPGIV - maybe this is true in free format - if a Data Structure is
> defined with the exact names and sizes of the fields in a file when the
> file is read is the data structure automatically loaded?
>
> Personally I have never seen this before.
>
> Thomas
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