OVRDBF only half way supported in compiling for V6R1

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

IBM made a small error when adding the new EXTDESC support in V6R1.  That 
is the OVRDBF support previously used is a little flaky.  They opened APAR 
SE36380 to resolve it.  Here's some details below:

I have two files with the same name.  One is in library GDIDIVF and one is 
in library ERPLX832F.  ERPLX832F is in my library list.  They have 
different formats, in other words, when you do a DSPFFD they will not 
match.  Before I compile this program I do an OVRDBF of AVML02B to 
GDIDIVF.  And the compiler list "HALF" way does it.  Here's the definition 
of half way: 
 
The compiler tells you this: 
*                               RPG name         External name 
* File name. . . . . . . . . :  AVML02B          GDIDIVF/AVML02 
* Record format(s) . . . . . :  CDAVM            IPA100VM 
 
However the generated I specs match the DSPFFD of file AVML02 from 
ERPLX832F. 
242=ICDAVM 
 
 
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* 

     * RPG record format  . . . . :                                CDAVM   
                                                  *
     * External format  . . . . . :  IPA100VM : GDIDIVF/AVML02   *
 
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* 
 
243=I                             A    1    1                      VNSTAT  
                       Vendor Status
244=I                             A    2    3                      VMID    
                  Record ID (VM/VZ)
245=I                             P    4    8                     0VENDOR  
                       Vendor Number
246=I                             A    9   58                      VNDNAM  
                       Vendor Name
247=I                             A   59  108                      VNDAD1  
                       Address Line 1
 
DSPFFD ERPLX832F/AVML02
           Data        Field  Buffer    Buffer
Field      Type       Length  Length  Position
VNSTAT     CHAR            1       1         1
VMID       CHAR            2       2         2
VENDOR     PACKED       8  0       5         4
VNDNAM     Open           50      50         9
VNDAD1     Open           50      50        59
...


DSPFFD GDIDIVF/AVML02
           Data        Field  Buffer    Buffer
Field      Type       Length  Length  Position
VNSTAT     CHAR            1       1         1
VMID       CHAR            2       2         2
VENDOR     PACKED       5  0       3         4
VNDNAM     CHAR           30      30         7
VNDAD1     CHAR           30      30        37
...

We noticed that if you stop using 
Target release . . . . . . . . . :   *CURRENT
and use *PRV instead it will work.

We are not using the new V6R1 stuff (EXTDESC) because of *PRV for some of 
our other machines.

Business application:
SSA/Infor/BPCS (put name-of-the-day here)
Posting data from old version into new version.

Rob Berendt