Re: Declaring an external printer file

The error message is telling you the problem...

Locally defined files (of any type) can't be used with Global (implicit)
I/O specs.

You must use a Data structure for I/O.

Charles

On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM Greg Wilburn <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I would like to declare a printer file in a sub procedure... but I can't
> seem to get the program to compile.
> If I move it to the program level, it compiles just fine.
>
> When the DCL-F is in the sub procedure, I get RNF7274: A result data
> structure is required for I/O operations to file MYPRTF
>
> The goal is to only open the externally described printer file when that
> particular sub proc is called, and close it when the procedure is finished.
>
> TIA
> Greg
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