Re: Extfile and ExtDesc

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just as a general FYI ...

When RPG changed to accept named constants for file names etc. it became a requirement to place literal names in quotes. That also means of course that they must also be in upper case.


Jon P
  

> On Aug 7, 2024, at 6:58 AM, Jean-Marc DUVAL via RPG400-L <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, 
>
> I think It must be case sensitive : 'DTALIB/STYSUMW1'
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> De la part de Art Tostaine, Jr.
> Envoyé : mercredi 7 août 2024 15:49
> À : RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries) <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Objet : Extfile and ExtDesc
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> I'm getting a compiler error on this DCL-F, External File Definition for
> stysumw1 not found.  I've confirmed the file is in DTALIB.  I've switched the order of extfile and extdesc with the same results.  I've used this many times but it looks like I've never used QTEMP in extfile before.
>
> dcl-f stysumw1 usropn
> extdesc('dtalib/stysumw1')
> extfile('qtemp/stysumw1')
> rename(stysumw1:stysumw1r) infds(StySuminfd);
>
> Thanks for any help, Art
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