RE: F SPEC to clear a file?

["Mark A. Manske" <mmanske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The other side of the coin is to make the file update,
and run though a loop to delete the records.

Or the coin can be stood on edge, and you could
code a sql statement to knock out the records.

Or you could jump through a small hoop and
"call" a C api to do the clear,
or for that matter any language api that you
write to perform your desired task.

I know this is not what you are hoping to here,
but as always there are many ways to get to the
end of the rainbow


Hope this gives you some fat to chew on -

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Tyler, Matt
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 1:56 PM
To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: F SPEC to clear a file?


Not in RPG as a function.  You must use CL commands either called before the
RPG or from inside with QCMDEXC.


Thank you,
Matt Tyler
Mattt@wincofoods.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Hatzenbeler, Tim [mailto:thatzenbeler@clinitech.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:57
To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: F SPEC to clear a file?

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Is there an option on the F spec line to clear a file.  I know in C when you
open a file, you have various attributes, (append, overwrite)  does RPG have
such a bit?

Thanks, tim

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