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 how to read records from Externally Described file into data structure
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FAAAL21 UF A E K DISK F RENAME(REC:arec) D jkdata E DS extname(aaal21) c read arec jkdata after compiling, the error message is : RNF7701 20 The data structure is not allowed for the operation according to the book <ILE RPG Reference?SC09-2508-4?>, the above operation should be allowed. I want to know WHY. Thank you very much! :)

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ASKED: August 1, 2005  11:49 PM
UPDATED: October 31, 2009  7:57 AM
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In the ILE RPG reference manual the follwoing is listed: If file name refers to an externally-described file or a record format from an externally described file, the data structure must be a data structure defined with EXTNAME(...:*INPUT) or LIKEREC(...:*INPUT). You don't show these keywords on your DS definition. ======================================================== There is no need for any additional keywords; the additional keywords are all optional. Nor does it matter if the file reference is for input, output or update -- the file format is the same regardless of I/O operation and the DS is based on format, not operation. The default is *INPUT which means that only fields defined as input-capable will be declared in your DS. Note that you would probably be better off specifying *ALL explicitly since you're working with an 'U'pdate file. The problem appears to be due to this from the RPG Reference: <ul> <li>The first parameter for keyword LIKEREC is a record name in the program. If the record name has been renamed, it is the internal name for the record.</li> </ul> You say both RENAME(REC:arec) and extname(aaal21). Try coding extname(arec). If you're going to rename a record format in your program, then you need to use the name that you assigned. Tom
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Without knowing what you’re trying to do, there’s a few things you have to look at. First off, the book says (for READ):

“If the data-structure operand is specified, the record is read directly into the data structure. … If name refers to an externally-described file or a record format from an externally described file, the data structure must be a data structure defined with EXTNAME(…:*INPUT) or LIKEREC(…:*INPUT)”.

Your file is defined as update/add so you could read, write or update a record. You may need more than one data-structure. The following would work…

D jkDataIn ds likerec(arec: *input) //for reads
D jkDataOut ds likerec(arec: *output) //for writes and updates

However the error you got says: “Recovery: For an input operation, define the data structure using keyword LIKEREC, with the record name as the first parameter and *INPUT as the second parameter. For output operations, code *OUTPUT as the second parameter of LIKEREC. Compile again”.

So again, you may want to read up on the other opcodes, likerec() and extname().

Hope that helps!

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