Re: Question on converting a VARLEN field to a CHAR field in a LF

[Darryl Freinkel <dhfreinkel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Birgitta, I would love to but management will not let me do that. Thanks.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM Birgitta Hauser <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> What about using embedded SQL instead of native I/O in your OPM Program?
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
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> Birgitta Hauser
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> Subject: Question on converting a VARLEN field to a CHAR field in a LF
>
> I have a OPM RPG program that I added a new file to. All the fields in the
> added file are variable length fields.
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> I need to chain to the file and update a flag in that file.
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> I cannot compile the program because OPM RPG does not support variable
> length fields.
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> I compiled using CVTOPT(*VARCHAR) but that does not convert the key fields.
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> Is there a way to redefine a variable length field as a char field in a
> logical file?
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> Thanks
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> Darryl Freinkel
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