RE: S/36 Flat file question

There is a way though I forget how right now. The easiest way, which I
always did, was simply make it a "native" (DDS or SQL) file first. After
that, it's, as they say, a piece of cake.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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Subject: S/36 Flat file question

I have a S/36-era flat file that I am working on. It has one "field" in
it, and the file name, record format, and the one field are all the same
name. The file is created with a CRTPF statement with no DDS and using the
RCDLEN parameter.

I want to know if it is possible to somehow create a "compatibility" style
LF over this, and update the flat file to a DB2 table or a DDS PF if
needed. Fields need to be enlarged and added.

I can't get an LF to compile using the file name, field, and format all
the same name. Has anyone done this: Create an LF to mimic a flat file
over a DB2/DDS file? I have done it successfully before over an existing
DB2/DDS file, but never a flat file.

Thank you,

Doug



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