Re: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

Gad Miron <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.as400.rpg
Message-ID <CAFj_=c0JJDr_1mEnOMDDEYkLMSCrhU0JsAQkxGZxa7z0FLVJRQ@mail.gmail.com>
I may be mistaken but an OVRDBF takes precedence even over a USROPN with
File/Mbr

Gad




>
> date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 21:19:51 +0000
> from: Don Brown via RPG400-L <[email protected]>
> subject: 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
>
>    Senior Consultant
>    ?
>    [1]OneTeam IT Pty Ltd
>
>
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