FW: changing field descriptions

[burelle@xxxxxxxx]

Dan;

I changed my dds source from COLHDG('FILLER 5') to COLHDG('EXPIRATION DATE' 
'NEEDED'), prompted the CHGPF command, made sure my sourcefile and library 
where in SRCFILE, made DLTDEPLF *NO.  It took awhile, said it changed, but when 
I looked at if with EZVIEW I saw the same description, but when I did a QUERY 
over that file I saw the new description.

So, THANK YOU 8-))).  I also did a dspffd and saw the new description, any idea 
where EZVIEW gets it field descriptions?

Jo Ann
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From: DBale@TFSA.Textron.com
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Cc: Burelle, Jo Ann Ext-785
Subject: RE: changing field descriptions
Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:57PM
Priority: High

The newest (V3R7 and higher???) incarnations of CHGPF (that's _Change_
Physical File) allow you to "recompile" the file object and keep the data
and handle the logical files.  It's no longer a pipe dream!

Look for the Source file (SRCFILE) and Delete dependent logical file
(DLTDEPLF) parameters on the command and prompt for the help text on them.

 - Dan Bale

 -----Original Message-----
From: burelle@bigy.com [mailto:burelle@bigy.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 3:50 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: changing field descriptions


Hi;

Somewhere in the cobwebs of my mind I remember reading how you can change
the field description of a file without needing to do messing things like,
delete all the logicals, save the file, re-compile the file, re-compile
the
logicals (remembering level check *NO), etc...  Is this just wishful
thinking?

Jo Ann
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