workdef CSV file Header

Read the "Description" below.  I believe this is what you need.

800-OVRDESCCSV

Name

800-OVRDESCCSV-

Description

This API overrides the Field Header Name, Type, or both for one field in the specified file.

Both name and type can be changed in the same call. Once a field name has been changed, any future

call to this routine for that field must use the new name. The name of the Working Storage field in the

files REC area remains unchanged.

Any overrides must be done before the first write or read call to the file is made.

Thanks Donna, Let me try using the 800-OVRDESCCSV.

what I usually do is: 1. define the csv file in workdef without headers 2.define another tape file. Define the custom headers in WS. Write a single line with these headers to the tape file 3. at the end of the program, do a CALL "system" and do a "cat hdrfile csvfile > file_with_hdr"

If you wish the header name to be "BatchNumber" as you indicated, all you need to do is define the field in your csv file as "BATCH-NUMBER"   The csv logic will remove the "-" and mix the case of the letters to where the first letter is upper case and the rest is lower. If you need to get more complex than that in your field names, it is best to turn off the headers and then create a seperate text file with the way you wish to see the headers.  In your logic, after you close the file, execute a "cat" command to concatenate the header file with the detail csv file.   I have the situation here, where I need to provide 2 header rows on each files for one of our interfaces.  It is a simple process to accomplish.