Renaming only 1 field before writing to output format

[gregwga50]

I have a program that uses a data base file for input/output and a dspf that also has a field with the same name as one in the data base file, but different length. How can rename that field and not the other fields in the dspf record format

[andreas.prouza]

I always would go to use qualified fields. For DB files but also DSPFs.

For DSPF you would code it like this:

dcl-f yourdspf Workstn qualified SFILE(SFL_1:d_SFL_1_ds.RRN);

dcl-ds d_CTL_1_ds likerec(YOURDSPF.CTL_1: *all) inz;
dcl-ds d_SFL_1_ds likerec(YOURDSPF.SFL_1: *all) inz;
?

[gregwga50]

I always would go to use qualified fields. For DB files but also DSPFs.

For DSPF you would code it like this:

dcl-f yourdspf Workstn qualified SFILE(SFL_1:d_SFL_1_ds.RRN);

dcl-ds d_CTL_1_ds likerec(YOURDSPF.CTL_1: *all) inz;
dcl-ds d_SFL_1_ds likerec(YOURDSPF.SFL_1: *all) inz;
?

The above errors are caused by the fact that TRANSDSPF.HEADER3 contains a field that is defined with a different length in another file used in the program.SoI am attempting to rename that field in TRANSDSPF.HEADER3. So the F spec for TRANSDSPF is ignored

[andreas.prouza]

This is the reason why I recommend to use qualified data structures.
If fields are in qualified DS, it doesn't matter if another field with the same name has different attributes.

[Brian Rusch]

Is there a reason why you can't change the field name in the display file source and recreate the display file?

[gregwga50]

Is there a reason why you can't change the field name in the display file source and recreate the display file?

Thats what I ended up doing