Re: Must I use OPNQRYF -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Must I use OPNQRYF
From: Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:46:28 -0600
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Hmmm... I didn't think about using SPECIAL files. I guess that makes sense, but... wouldn't OPNQRYF have been easier, both to code and understand?

On 2/21/2012 9:34 AM, James Horn wrote:

I had some big level break programs I didn't want to change. I used a
"special file" to use sql to return the records to the main program. works
great for me. Only needed to change 1 line in the program, the file spec,
and build a little rpg program to do what the opnqryf (or gsort or #gsort)
did before.

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