RPG Processor Query - Data Structure Generation

[joeymayer]

After a session at TechXchange I saw that the rpg processor can build a data structure off the query.

Current output example:
dcl-ds D1_foo;
bar1 varchar(35);
bar2 packed(8:2);
end-ds;

Is it possible to have the data type's output "like()"? (and maybe include a data structure template). That way if a data type changes slightly, the data structure isn't hardcoded.

Issue fix output example:

dcl-ds T_FOO extname('FOO') template end-ds; //Template to use the like
dcl-ds D1_foo;
bar1 like(bar1);
bar2 like(bar2); //prevents hardcoding
end-ds;

[bobcozzi]

How would that work? For unqualified DS, the fields "bar1" and "bar2" are global variables in the name space. So they would conflict with like(bar1), etc. That is you're trying to define the same field.
If the data structure WERE qualified, however, then you could do what you're suggestion.

dcl-ds T_FOO QUALIFIED Template; 
 bar1 like(bar1);
 bar2 like(bar2); //prevents hardcoding
end-ds;

Then you could do:
dcl-ds D1_foo LIkeDS(T_FOO) Inz(*LIKEDS) end-ds;

[joeymayer]

How would that work? For unqualified DS, the fields "bar1" and "bar2" are global variables in the name space. So they would conflict with like(bar1), etc. That is you're trying to define the same field. If the data structure WERE qualified, however, then you could do what you're suggestion.

dcl-ds T_FOO QUALIFIED Template; 
 bar1 like(bar1);
 bar2 like(bar2); //prevents hardcoding
end-ds;

Then you could do: dcl-ds D1_foo LIkeDS(T_FOO) Inz(*LIKEDS) end-ds;

You're right, typo on my end.
dcl-ds D1_foo; d1_bar1 like(bar1); d1_bar2 like(bar2); //prevents hardcoding end-ds;
I meant to prefix the global variables with the same prefix as the data structure "DX_"