How to update physical file in rpgle without using display
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How to update physical file in rpgle without using display file?..

Answer / anurudh dwivedi

this can be done wid 2 methods
1.Interactive SQL
2.Embedded Sql
1. In interactive Sql
Strsql(Command line)
update pf001
set sal=sal+30
where id=1
2. same in embedded sql but save your object of type SQLRPGLE
c/exec sql
c+ update LIB1/pf001 set sal = sal + 30 where id=1
c/end-exec
save and compile(when u will compile,,,, u would be shock!!! update will not work)
but after following steps:
journaling it will work.

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How to update physical file in rpgle without using display file?..

Answer / mathan kumar

Ffile1 ufe disk
key chain rec1
if %found
update rec1
endif

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How to update physical file in rpgle without using display file?..

Answer / sivaprasad

by using update opcode we can do the update before tht we
must read tht file

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How to update physical file in rpgle without using display file?..

Answer / san

HERE EMPLIST IS MY PHYSICAL FILE I OPENED IN UPDATE MODE AND
NAME,ID,BRANCH,SEX IS THE PHYSICAL FILE FIELDS. IT IS VERY
EASY WAY JUST FIRST U HAVE TO READ THE RECORD FORMAT OF
PFILE AND EVALUATE THE VALUES WHICH U WANT INTO THE FIELDS
NOTE THAT FOR CHARACTER FIELDS SPECIFY THE STRING IN SINGLE
QUOTE AND NUMERIC WITHOUT QUOTES AND GIVE THE VALUES TO THE
FIELDS BASED ON THE LENGTHS WHICH U HAD DECLARED IN PFILE. I
THINK I EXPLAINED VERY BRIEFLY K CHEERS BYE KEEP LEARNING .

FEMPLIST UF A E K DISK
/FREE
READ E;
NAME = 'SAN';
ID = 12345 ;
BRANCH= 'CSE';
ADDR = 'HYDERABAD';
SEX = 'MALE';
UPDATE E;
*INLR = *ON;
/end-free

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