Re: RNF2120 - External descriptions for file not found - when EXTDESC(MYLIB/MYFILE) used

[Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/2/2015 1:30 PM, Doug Davie wrote:
> My RPGLE program uses this:
> DCL-F MYFILE DISK(*EXT) USAGE(*INPUT) KEYED
>       EXTDESC('PRDLIB/MYFILE') EXTFILE(*EXTDESC);
>
> (yes, PRDLIB/MYFILE does indeed exist)
>
> I submit my compile to batch and the program is created.
> PRDLIB is not in my library list forthe compile.
> DSPPGMREF does indeed show PRDLIB/MYFILE getting used.
>
> Now I have another more involved process that runs in batch, and as part of
> that batch process the CRTBNDRPG command is issued with the exact same
> parms I used previously, using the exact same member. In this batch process
> the PRDLIB/MYFILE *FILE is actually being used and is open.
> This subsequent compile produces:
> RNF2120 - External descriptions for file 'PRDLIB... not found; file is
> ignored.
>
> I've also tried this format:
> FMYFILE    IF   E           K DISK    EXTDESC('PRDLIB/MYFILE')
> with the same results.
>
> This actually started off as an SQLRPGLE, which produced:
> SQL1001 30 17 External file definition for MYFILE not found.
>
>
> Why can't the compiler find PRDLIB/MYFILE ?

Is there an OVRDBF for MYFILE in the batch process that does the failing
CRTBNDRPG?