Re: Read w/o Record ID

[mlazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Justin.

 You can create a multi-format LF over the S/36 flat file.  Then you 
could use the INFDS to identify which format got read.

 -mark

On 6/13/2018 5:53 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
> I can't comment on INFDS.  I'm working with S/36 flat files<sigh>, so INFDS won't help me.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buddy McClean [mailto:Buddy.McClean@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:33 PM
> To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Read w/o Record ID
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> Although time will tell whether this or using the INFDS will be the easiest to figure out in the future. INFDS wins out for elegance.
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> > > > Justin Taylor<JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  6/13/2018 12:10 PM>>>
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> I read into a generic DS.  I check the record ID variable in the generic DS, and then load it into the appropriate DS.
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