Re: text files

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Connie,

It looks like you might be using RPG/400 (aka RPG III) instead of ILE RPG
(aka RPG IV). In both RPG's, the SUBST command uses a fieldname, not the
filename, although I realize that in the case of a flat file created without
DDS these are the same.

So if you are using RPG/400, the maximum length of a fieldname is 6
characters, and if your file name is longer than 6 characters, that's the
problem. To keep using your current technique, either use a shorter
filename, or use an input spec to rename the field:

     I              EXTFLD                          INTFLD

where EXTFLD is the external field name and INTFLD is the internal field
name.

HTH

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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909 425-0196 fax


<previous thread>
Our customer downloads a monthly order on a NT work station to us, I then
FTP it to the AS/400. Once is it on the AS/400 as a flat file, I am
attemping to use the file by using substring command to put some of the data
into a sorted file. Once I use the substring and move the data into the
physical file, it should be there, but.....I m getting the message that the
field or indicater is not defined.

5            SUBST<FILENAME>:165CONQTY    5

              MOVE CONQTY    CTYQTY

The code looks similiar to that...can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
Connie
<end previous thread>


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