Fwd: Two Externally Defined Printer Files in same pgm

[Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ooops! Mistype on the second example - missed off the "1"   :-) . Should 
read:

Write PrtFmt1;

Brian.



-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Re: Two Externally Defined Printer Files in same pgm
Date: 	Thu, 6 Nov 2025 16:03:35 +0000
From: 	Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 	rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



Greg, would this do the trick?

dcl-f  prtf01     printer oflind(*in09) qualified usropn;
dcl-f  prtf02     printer oflind(*in08) usropn;

Dcl-DS Dstr1  LikeRec(PrtF01.Fmt1);

Write PrtF01.Fmt1 Dstr1;

BTW, are the Printer Files declared locally within the subprocedure - or 
globally within the mainline (procedure) code? If the former, then 
you'll have to use the Data Structure approach for PRTF02 as well. (I/O 
within a subprocedure for locally defined files must be done using Data 
Structures because I- and O-specs are not generated.)

Another approach might be to rename the formats and fields, e.g.

dcl-f  prtf01     printer oflind(*in09) Prefix(P1) usropn 
Rename(Fmt1:PrtFmt1);
dcl-f  prtf02     printer oflind(*in08) usropn;

Write PrtFmt;

HTH,
Brian.

On 06/11/2025 14:28, Greg Wilburn wrote:
> I have a situation where I need to print to two different printer 
> files within the same program... the problem is that both printer 
> files share record format and field names.
>
> I've been attempting to use the "qualified" when defining one of the 
> printer files (maybe I should do both?), but the compiler is giving me 
> this error
> RNF7274: A result data structure is required for I/O operations to file
>
> Definitions are:
> dcl-f prtf01 printer oflind(*in09) qualified usropn;
> dcl-f prtf02 printer oflind(*in08) usropn;
>
> Each is being written inside a separate procedure... Each is 
> open/closed as needed.
>
> Not sure how to solve this short of writing separate pgms.
>
> Thx,
> Greg