Re: RNF3316: The item has already been defined on a Definition,Specification; specification is ignored.

Has the field that it defined like changed since the last compile? I think
if it was the same size as the in line code definition the system would
have ignored it. I've seen copied rpg400 code define a variable multiple
times in line. The definition the same each time.




From:
Robert Rogerson <rogersonra@xxxxxxxxx>
To:
RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:
04/02/2013 01:08 PM
Subject:
RNF3316: The item has already been defined on a Definition,Specification;
specification is ignored.
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Hi All,

Today I attempted to recompile an existing, unmodified program which
has
not been changed in over a year. It failed to compile with an RNF3316
error on two fields.

The two fields are brought into the program from a file in the f-specs.
Later in the c-specs the fields are once again dined using *LIKE
DEFINE.

We are on V7R1.

Does anyone know if it was it allowed to define a field twice (once in
the
f-specs and later in the c-specs using *LIKE DEFINE) in earlier
versions
of the os?

The issue isn't how to fix it but rather how it ever successfully
compiled.

Thanks,

Rob