Re: Finding the right member in a MMF

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

FNDSTRPDM is closely related to WRKMBRPDM option 25. On FNDSTRPDM you can
also specify a user-defined option that will copy the member somewhere else.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: Raikov, Lo <RaikovL@mki.com.au>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 6:56 PM
Subject: RE: Finding the right member in a MMF


> 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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