Re: Where to put a trigger program... -- RPG400-L

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I don't know the precise reasoning behind IBM's recommendation, but it could based in part on the fact that if you implement a trigger using the CREATE TRIGGER statement in SQL, the resulting C program will be in the same schema/library as the table/PF. They might recommend the placement of HLL programs for triggers in the same library for consistency.

See also Brian Parkins's comment about the trigger program being considered a database object.

On 3/17/2021 9:11 AM, Robert Rogerson wrote:

Hi All,

The standard in our shop is that files/tables go in FILLIB and programs go
in PGMLIB.
My requirement is to create a trigger (RPG) program and I'm undecided as to
which library to put the program in.

IBM recommends the data library (
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/dbp/rbaforzahftrg.htm)
but this goes against our shop standard. The document suggests the file
library but I can't find any documentation as to why the file library.

Is there any reason I shouldn't/can't use PGMLIB?

Thanks,

Rob

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