Re: Regarding source physical file -- RPG400-L

Agreed Daniel, except that you would have to automate the recreation of the View/UDTF to account for new/deleted source members.

It is really just a bad idea.

Jon P.

On Jul 4, 2023, at 12:37 PM, Daniel Gross <daniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Of course - WHY? Is a good question.

But I would create

a) a table function (UDTF)
or
b) a view

which consolidates all members in one “query”.

In this case there would be no “not-up-to-date” problem.

But I also see no real advantage of this - better place your source into IFS and use GIT and GREP and CAT and whatever you like.

HTH
Daniel

Am 04.07.2023 um 18:26 schrieb Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Haven't you had enough answers to this question already?

Of course you _CAN_ do it. It is a pretty simple programming task to create such a file. But what then? How do you update that file when the source code of a program changes?

In all of your posts on this topic I have yet to see you explain WHY you want to do this and what benefit you think you will get. If you want it for the purposes of impact analysis then how do you plan on handling the potential impact of overrides? How do you deal with program calls when the calls are via a variable target?

Not to mention that placing every source file from every library together is probably not terribly useful as it will mush together programs from multiple applications. Far more useful to separate them by application surely?

And on and on.

Question For You Joe. Notice that among the many who have responded to your question not a single person has told you that they already do this, or that it is a good idea should give you a hint that perhaps you are exploring a dead-end path. Why not tell us WHY you think you need this and let the hundreds of highly experienced programmers who frequent this list offer you suggestions on practical ways to achieve your objectives?

Jon P.

On Jul 3, 2023, at 3:41 AM, joe <joe.planet21@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

Is it possible to have all the source code placed in a single file for all
the source members which are present there in different libraries in to
corresponding source physical files?

And the output of that file should be like something if we do sql/runqry
over it then should be able to see it's members separately i mean when one
member ends and another starts clearly with proper source code
readability like we read it separately individually to that member when we
do wrkmbrpdm and do option 5 to browse it from it's source (from it's
corresponding library and source physical file)

Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.

Thanks
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