Re: Free form PSDS *PROC

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No big deal, Mark - we're all learning this stuff. We don't have the 
PTFs installed, either - will probably have them in January.

But 9.0.1 of RDi is in the wild, and that help -- assuming a person can 
get to it!! -- is the easiest place to find all the free-form stuff in 
one place - better than the updated PDF. Of course, that PDF is fine if 
one doesn't have the latest RDi.

Cheers
Vern

On 12/18/2013 3:56 PM, Mark S Waterbury wrote:
> Hi, Vern:
>
> Obviously I do not have a system with those PTFs on for the new "Free
> form" stuff yet ... so I was just making a "best guess" based on reading
> the manuals, etc. :-\
>
> All the best,
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>   > On 12/18/2013 4:06 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > Even that is not correct - there has to be a "name" after the dcl-ds -
> > and we can use *N as a placeholder, just at we can with many CL commands.
> >
> > All this is clearly stated - although not necessarily easily located -
> > in the updated rpg reference and in the help that comes with RDi 9.0.1
> >
> > I feel like there's a fair quantity to learn about this new, improved
> > syntax - I look forward to it.
> >
> > Cheers and Happy Holidays
> > Vern
> >
> > On 12/18/2013 2:58 PM, Mark S Waterbury wrote:
> > > Hi, Darren:
> > >
> > > I see now that my "guess" was incorrect.  The correct syntax would
> > > appear to be:
> > >
> > >         dcl-ds    PSDS;
> > >             Pgm    *PROC;
> > >             . . .
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >     > On 12/18/2013 1:42 PM, darren@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > The other suggestions, omitting the data types I had tried and failed in
> > > > the compiler.  This was one I had not tried yet, but sadly, it also fails.
> > > >          Pgm char(10) pos(*PROC);
> > > >
> > > > RNF0202: THE PARAMETER FOR KEYWORD POS MUST BE A NUMERIC CONSTANT BETWEEN 1
> > > > AND 16773104
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From:	Mark S Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To:	"RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)"
> > > >                 <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Date:	12/18/2013 11:41 AM
> > > > Subject:	Re: Free form PSDS *PROC
> > > > Sent by:	rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi, Darren:
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps try something like:
> > > >
> > > >          Pgm char(10) pos(*PROC);
> > > >
> > > > Let us know if that works ...
> > > >
> > > > All the best,
> > > >
> > > > Mark S. Waterbury
> > > >
> > > >      > On 12/18/2013 10:50 AM, darren@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > > When I'm converting my program status data structure from fixed format to
> > > > > free form, I expect this to work, but it doesn't.  Is there a syntax
> > > > issue,
> > > > > or do I just have to specify the position for these keywords?
> > > > >
> > > > >             dcl-ds PSDS;
> > > > >               Pgm char(10) *PROC;
> > > > > RNF3308: Keyword name is not valid; the keyword is ignored.
> > > > >               WSID char(10) pos(244);
> > > > >               User char(10) pos(254);
> > > > >             end-ds;
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Work-around is:
> > > > >
> > > > >             dcl-ds PSDS;
> > > > >               Pgm char(10) pos(1);
> > > > >               WSID char(10) pos(244);
> > > > >               User char(10) pos(254);
> > > > >             end-ds;
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