Re: Re-Compilation problem (RPG III)

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 20 November 2001 11:11 am, hrishikesh kotwal wrote:
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> Every time there is a change in the DDS of any of the Physical files
> that are being used in my RPG programs, I have to re-compile my
> programs. Is there a better solution to this?
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> All responses will be appreciated.
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> Thanks & Regards,
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> Hrishikesh Kotwal

Hi Hrishikesh

The way we get round this is not to use physicals in programs! Instead
use logicals that explicitly reference the fields in the physical in
their DDS, instead of ones that just point to the format of the physical.
That way you can change your physical (by adding fields, that is - not
changing existing ones) and recompile the logicals, but the format level
will not change, so no pgm recompiles required.

Regards, Martin
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