Answer / mathan kumar

It is Possible by Declare the pf file as a primary file
then you can access the records from pf by using the pf
fields in the program....

Answer / prashant singh

Yes . By using RPG logic cycle.

Answer / rosh

above both answers are correct,as well if you use the flat
file and define this flat file as peogram decribe file and
define pre - run time array with file, so when program get
active, records will derectly comes to array.

Answer / baratiya

File information DS can be used for this purpose as well.

Ffile1 IF E INFDS(fileinfo)
Dfileinfo DS
rcds *Records

Answer / ravikumar895

Hi Sai,

We can read records in so many ways in RPG Program.

1) primary file as file designation

2) file information data structure

3) Using pre-run-time array

0001.00 FFLAT01 IT F 5 DISK
0002.00 DPRE_ARR S 5 DIM(5) FROMFILE(FLAT01)PERRCD(1)
0003.00 C PRE_ARR(1) DSPLY
0004.00 C PRE_ARR(2) DSPLY
0005.00 C PRE_ARR(3) DSPLY
0006.00 C PRE_ARR(4) DSPLY
0007.00 C PRE_ARR(5) DSPLY
0008.00 C SETON LR

OUTPUT :
-----------

AAAAA
BBBBB
CCCCC
DDDDD
EEEEE

Answer / sai829

H Rosh,
CAN YOU PLEASE Elaborate your answer.i.e how to Define pre - run time array with file in RPG?...Thanks in Advance.

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