RE: Problems with a date field as a key in RPG/LE

[Joe Teff <jteff19@xxxxxxx>]

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I am creating a flat file per specs from another company that must contain 
records in
the following format and order:

Company Header
Item #1
   :
Item #???
Customer 1
Invoice Detail
       :
Invoice Detail
       :
Customer ???
Invoice Detail
       :
Invoice Detail
Company Totals

The first record is Company Name, Address, etc. The next section is like an item
master that contains a record for each item that is being reported. Third 
section
contains a record for the Customer followed by an Invoice Detail for each line 
on
an Invoice for the customer during the week being reported. The Invoice Detail
is sorted by Item #. So, you can see that my logical must be in Cust#, Item# and
then Date sequence. The specific day during the week that the Invoice is for is
not significant. The last record is then a summary of the Units and Dollars for
the entire file. Each record type is identified by a control character at the 
front
of the record.

> Joe, 
>       Make a new logical with the "wdate" as the first field in the 
> index not the last.  Then try you program again. 

>> Logical file is SLHSTDL9. Maintenance is *IMMED. All lines from the source
>> member are shown.
>> 
>>      A* Description: Sales History Detail by Customer, Item, Date
>>      A           R  SLSHDR                     PFILE(SLHSTDTP)
>>      A           K  WCUST#
>>      A           K  WITEM
>>      A           K  WDATE

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