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Input Specifications

For a program described input file, input specifications describe the types of records within the file, the sequence of the types of records, the fields within a record, the data within the field, indicators based on the contents of the fields, control fields, fields used for matching records, and fields used for sequence checking. For an externally described file, input specifications are optional and can be used to add RPG/400 functions to the external description. Input specifications are also used to describe data structures and named constants.

Entries on input specifications are divided into the following categories:

For externally described files, entries on input specifications are divided into the following categories:

For data structures, entries on input specifications are divided into the following categories:

Detailed information for the input specifications is given in:


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