RE: Finding the right member in a MMF

["Raikov, Lo" <RaikovL@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure that's what you are after, but you can avoid writing a CL
program. In fact, PDM can do all this for you. Just use option 25 to search
multiple members and then in the FIND STRING option field specify the name
of the user-defined option that would copy your member to the work file.
This option should use &N for the name of the member. To make it work option
25 should be run from the WRKMBRPDM screen.

Lo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad McDaniel [SMTP:BMCDANIEL@ABSBC.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 5:42 AM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Finding the right member in a MMF
> 
> Problem/Question: 
> I need to write a CL can search through a multiple member file for certain
> string, and then copy that member to a work  file for editing.  My idea
> was to have the CL accept the string as a PARM, find the member that
> contains the string, retrieve the member name, and then do a CPYF from
> that member name.
> 
> I've tried FNDSTRPDM, but I can't figure out how to merely retrieve the
> member name, and nothing else.  All I need is the member name that
> contains the string.
> 
> Any advice/experience with this problem would be appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Brad McDaniel 
> Information Services 
> Annuity Board, SBC 
> (214) 720-6546 
> 
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