Question on OVRDBF command

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Suppose, in my CL program, I am using the following command: OVRDBF file(file1) tofile(file2) The question is: In my RPG program, which file will be read in C specs..will it be Read file1 or Read file2?? Thanks.

Asked: April 13, 2005 8:05 PM Last updated: October 21, 2009 5:42 AM

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Thanks. We'll let you know when a new response is added.

Your RPG program will read file1, and the operating system will then use the override to get the data from file2.

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Jonathan

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TomLiotta Oct 21, 2009 5:42 AM GMT

Note that it will depend on what you code for the F-spec. Whichever name you code on the F-spec, that will be the name you must code on your READ statement. Of course, if the override is in effect, the actual file being read is going to be file2. That's the point of the override -- you code a program to process some generic name, and different overrides allow you to run the program against different files. The coded name doesn't change, but the file being processed does change. You use the same program and control what it does from the outside. Tom

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