Re: Putting a display file into production.

[Alan Shore <AlanShore@xxxxxxxx>]

Morning Bob
We just did the same thing with our order entry
This is how we did it
The WORKSTN in you program make user open (USROPN)
Create a new field (stand-alone or whatever) that will contain the id of
the DDS
In our instance

D Wrkstnid        s             20A   inz('DDSNAMEA')

We have 3 Work stations
DDSNAME
DDSNAMEA
DDSNAMEB
In all instances we make changes to DDSNAME.
Then whichever  is the value of  Wrkstnid (in this instance DDSNAMEA) we
copy DDSNAME to the other one (in this instance DDSNAMEB is the opposite of
DDSNAMEA) and we change WRKSTNID to DDSNAMEB

Then within the C-specs we have the following command

C                   eval      Clpstatement = 'OVRDSPF FILE(ORD122)  -
C                              TOFILE(*LIBL/'  +
C                              %trim(Wrkstnid) +
C                               ')'
C                   eval      Errorflag = As400cmd(Clpstatement)
C                   open      ORD122

and obviously a

C                   if        %open(Ord122)
C                   close     Ord122
C                   endif
C                   MOVEL     '1'           *INLR
C                   RETURN

and within the D-specs

    // Execute Command (system) Subprocedure Variables
D As400cmd        PR            10I 0 ExtProc('system')
D  CmdText                        *   Value Options(*String)
D
D ErrorCPF        S              7A   Import('_EXCP_MSGID')
D ErrorFlag       S             10I 0 Inz(0)

This may seem convoluted, and I've tried to explain it to other people
here, but I know it works.
Whenever we need to make a change to the DDS, we promote everything (NOT
DDSNAMEB in this instance) to PRODUCTION, then inform the users that they
need to sign-off and sign back on again at their earliest convenience to
start using the new version.

If you have any further questions
of if you think I've left something out, please feel free to ask



Alan Shore

NBTY, Inc
(631) 244-2000 ext. 5019
AShore@xxxxxxxx
"If you're going through Hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill


                                                                       
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Is there a way to put a display file into production when users are using
the program and have a lock on it?



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