Re: How do I rename a file's fields in RPG/400.

[Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Darryl,

Convert it to ILE!

Aside from that, can we see the definitions of the concatenated fields, 
and how you tried to rename them?

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On 9/22/2021 9:12 AM, dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have to modify a RPG/400 program and need to read File_A a second time. I
> have created a LF FILE_A1 to do that. The LF has all fields plus 2
> concatenated fields for a from and to date.
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> So far so good.
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> I need to rename the fields so that when I chain to the file, the values
> read in go to a renamed field.
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> I have tried a few options and the last version had the I-spec as
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>       IOEFRTF1
> 5042
>
>       I              FTECC                           DSECC
> 5042
>
>       I              FTEYY                           DSEYY
> 5042
>
>       I              FTEMM                           DSEMM
> 5042
>
>       I              FTEDD                           DSEDD
> 5042
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> Compiling fails  with QRG7030 on the 2 concatenated fields.
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> How should I do this?
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> TIA
>
> Darryl Freinkel
>
> A4G
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> Telephone: 770.321.8562 Mobile: 678.355.8562
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