Edit Virtual Field Examples
These examples apply to specifying virtual fields in a file definition. They do not demonstrate how the associated RPG derivation code would be specified.
Refer to the Examples of Virtual Fields & Derivation Code
for more comprehensive examples of the virtual field facility.
- Define three virtual fields called COMPNO, DIVNUM and COSTCT:
Seq
|
Field
|
Description
|
1
|
COMPNO
|
Company number
|
2
|
DIVNUM
|
Division number
|
3
|
COSTCT
|
Cost center
|
|
- Define two virtual fields called YYMMDD and MONTH:
Seq
|
Field
|
Description
|
10
|
YYMMDD
|
Date in format YYMMDD
|
20
|
MONTH
|
Month of the year
|
|