Re: [EXTERNAL] AW: Two Externally Defined Printer Files in same pgm

¿Prefix?  I am afraid it is only for the field, not the records.

On Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM myibmi via RPG400-L <
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> In this case, yes. I'm using this method very often.
>
> You can't use the same record name in two different files.
>
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> Betreff: RE: [EXTERNAL] AW: Two Externally Defined Printer Files in same
> pgm
>
> Not following...
>
> I can't change the printer files - they are used by other programs.
>
> Do I need to rename each record format in one of the files?
>
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> Hi,
>
> Don't need a qualified definition, but use different record definition for
> the write within the printerfiles.
> e.g.    write   prthdr1 for printer1 and prthdr2 for printer2
>
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> Von: RPG400-L [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von
> Greg Wilburn
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. November 2025 15:29
> An: RPG programming on IBM i
> Betreff: Two Externally Defined Printer Files in same pgm
>
> I have a situation where I need to print to two different printer files
> within the same program... the problem is that both printer files share
> record format and field names.
>
> I've been attempting to use the "qualified" when defining one of the
> printer
> files (maybe I should do both?), but the compiler is giving me this error
> RNF7274: A result data structure is required for I/O operations to file
>
> Definitions are:
>   dcl-f  prtf01     printer oflind(*in09) qualified usropn;
>   dcl-f  prtf02     printer oflind(*in08) usropn;
>
> Each is being written inside a separate procedure... Each is open/closed as
> needed.
>
> Not sure how to solve this short of writing separate pgms.
>
> Thx,
> Greg
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