Re: EXTDESC keyword in SQLRPGLE program

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Disregard, I forgot the quotes around the file name...

Didn't notice as RDi 9.0's outline view works even when the file name
doesn't have the quotes..

Not the first time I've gotten bit by this!

Charles

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I've got an SQLRPGLE program that I just added an f-spec that uses the
> EXTDESC keyword.
>      FCHK_ITEM  IF A E           K DISK    extdesc(IORITEMM)
>      F                                     extfile(IORITEMM)
>      F                                     rename(IORITEM1:CHK_ITEMR)
>      F                                     prefix('CHK.')
>
>
>
> When I compile, I get a
> SQL1001 - External file definition for CHK_ITEM not found.
>
> Does the SQL precompiler not support EXTDESC?
>
> As I read this,
> http://ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/Archive/i-canuse-rpg-and-sql-together/
>
> The pre-compiler was enhanced at 6.1.
>
> We are running 7.1 TR 6 (or so)
>
> Am I missing a PTF?
>
> Thanks!