Re: adding new fields to PF

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

  Sorry.  That should have been written "... the LVLCHK(*NO) in 
step-two is worthless [and as dangerous as when any program compiled 
against the old definition, had run with OVRDBF LVLCHK(*NO) in effect], 
and so step-four is also not required."  If the attribute had remained 
LVLCHK(*YES), then step-four is not required, and the file would have no 
point at which it was LVLCHK(*NO).

  The compilers do not know or care during compile time what the value 
is for the Level Check LVLCHK setting.  Whether to level check is a 
decision for run-time, at open-time.

Regards, Chuck

Jeff Crosby wrote:
> Step 2 is the whole point:  add new field(s).
>
> <<SNIP>>
> 1) Add the fields to the DDS.
> 2) CHGPF FILE(lib/file) SRCFILE(QDDSSRC) SRCMBR(*FILE) LVLCHK(*NO)
>    The file now has the new fields.
> 3) Recompile your RPG programs.
> 4) Do a CHGPF FILE(lib/file) LVLCHK(*YES)
> 5) Now start doing whatever programming needs done to
> actually use these fields.