Re: The RPG PTFs for the July TR-timed enhancements are available
Barbara Morris <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:59:09 -0400
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.lang.as400.rpg |
|---|---|
| Organization | IBM |
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On 2026-07-24 9:30 a.m., Brian Parkins wrote:
> ...
> Correct me if I am wrong, I don't believe the following would embed the
> Record Format or cause a Format Level Id check.
>
> Dcl-DS ExternalDefn ExtName('EMPLOYEE') Template;
> End-DS;
> ...
You're right, Brian. The compiler only embeds the level format id for
externally-described files, not for externally-described data structures.
For externally-described data structures, you wouldn't get a level check
if the external file changed after the program was compiled.
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Barbara
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