Re: Hoe to define Sorting for PF

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

krunal Asodiya wrote:
> I am facing problem in sorting of PF.
>
> I have one PF which I had define only one field.
>
> Now, I write in this PF through RPGLE Program.
>
> After this, I have to FTP this file to desktop
> on .TXT format, but when I open the file, it's
> shown to me the sorted data by its hex value.
>
> I want the data as it is, as I added in PF through
> RPGLE Program (same sequence) without any sorting.
>
> How can I do this?

  FWiW, this question is about FTP, not about RPG; i.e. the topic 
is more appropriate for the midrange-L.

  I infer the one field in the PF is also defined in a K-spec; i.e. 
the field is a key field.  Here are two ways to resolve that:

  .  If the key field is not required\desired, then create the PF 
without the key.  Without a key, then open\retrieve of the data will 
default to the /arrival sequence/ which will reflect the sequential 
writes of the data [given there is no reuse of deleted records].

  .  Create a DDS LF over that PF without any key, then refer to 
the LF name in the PUT or GET subcommand of FTP [instead of naming 
the PF in the FTP subcommand].

Regards, Chuck