Re: CLEAR Question for Input Files -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: CLEAR Question for Input Files
From: Douglas Handy <dhandy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 10:18:11 -0500
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Mike,

>I thought I could solve
>this by using CLEAR on the data file format, but CLEAR doesn't work since
>the file is input only.

That is only true in RPG III (aka RPG/400).  Convert the program to RPG IV and
you can use "CLEAR  *ALL   recfmt" even with input only files.  I never
understood that restriction in RPG III syntax, but was glad it was lifted in RPG
IV...

Doug

Follow-Ups:

RE: CLEAR Question for Input Files , Bob Cozzi
Re: CLEAR Question for Input Files , Jeff Crosby

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