RE: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

   Or

   1. Code the file as usropn and define the external file name.
   2. Close the file if it's open (use %open bif)
   3. Change the external file name
   4. Reopen the file and write the records
   5. Close the file when done

    

   Don Brown

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   From: RPG400-L <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David
   Gibbs via RPG400-L
   Sent: Monday, 2 February 2026 11:51 PM
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   Cc: David Gibbs <[email protected]>
   Subject: Re: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

   On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM Luca Giammattei <[email protected]>
   wrote:

   > doU MyDS(x).companyLib = *blanks;
   > If %trim(MyDS(x).companyLib) <> defaultCompany;
   > rc=DoCmd('OVRDBF FILE(MyFILE00F) TOFILE(' +
   > %trim(MyDS(x).companyLib) + '/MyFILE00F)');
   >
   >
   Are you closing the file before the OVRDBF and reopening it after?

   The way I've always done that is...

   1. Code the file as usropn.
   2. Close the file if it's open (use %open bif) 3. Run the OVRDBF 4. Reopen
   the file 5. Close the file when done

   david
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