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Converting Your Source
Converting All Members in a File
You can convert all of the members in a source physical file by specifying
FROMMBR(*ALL) and TOMBR(*FROMMBR) on the CVTRPGSRC command. The
Conversion Aid will attempt to convert all members in the file specified. If one
member should fail to convert, the conversion process will still continue.
For example, if you want to convert all source members in the file QRPGSRC to
the file QRPGLESRC, you would enter:
CVTRPGSRC FROMFILE(OLDRPG/QRPGSRC)
FROMMBR(*ALL)
TOFILE(NEWRPG/QRPGLESRC)
TOMBR(*FROMMBR)
This command converts all of the source members in library OLDRPG in the source
physical file QRPGSRC. The new members are created in library NEWRPG in the
source physical file QRPGLESRC.
If you prefer to keep all source (DDS source, RPG source, etc.) in the same file,
you can still convert the RPG source members in one step, by specifying
FROMMBR(*ALL). The Conversion Aid will only convert members with a valid RPG
type (see Table 30 on page 380).
Converting Some Members in a File
If you need to convert only some members that are in a source physical file, and
these members share a common prefix in the member name, then you can convert
them by specifying the prefix followed by an * (asterisk).
For example, if you want to convert all members with a prefix of PAY, you would
enter:
CVTRPGSRC FROMFILE(OLDRPG/QRPGSRC)
FROMMBR(PAY*)
TOFILE(NEWRPG/QRPGLESRC)
TOMBR(*FROMMBR)
This command converts all of the source members in library OLDRPG in the source
physical file QRPGSRC. The new members are created in library NEWRPG in the
source physical file QRPGLESRC.
Performing a Trial Conversion
You can do a trial run for any source member that you suspect you may have prob-
lems converting. You will then get a conversion report for the converted source
member that may identify certain conversion errors.
For example, to perform a trial conversion on the source member PAYROLL, type:
CVTRPGSRC FROMFILE(OLDRPG/QRPGSRC)
FROMMBR(PAYROLL)
TOFILE(*NONE)
The TOMBR parameter should be specified as *FROMMBR. However, since this is
the default, you do not need to specify it unless the default value has been
changed. The CVTRPT parameter should be specified as *YES — this is also the
default. If it is not, then the conversion will stop immediately.
388 ILE RPG for AS/400 Programmer's Guide