Re: DSPJOB open files display?

Hi All,
My company uses the OPEN/CLOSE on all update operations in order to avoid locking.  I am still curious about the way the IO
COUNT on the DSPJOB, for the file being updated (MKTLF022) is fluctuating wildly up and down  --WHILE-- it is still on the FIRST
record of the (NEWSIC) National Account # driving file.
Please, see code below:
C*
C* READ NEWSIC FILE.
C*
C           *IN10     DOWEQ*OFF
C                     SETOF                     11
C                     READ NEWSIC                   10     <--Natl Acct drive file
C           *IN10     IFEQ *OFF                               like this.
C*                                                            NA#      NASIC
C* READ MKTLF022 BY NA# FIELD.                                10000    20022
C*                                                            25000    14458
C                     OPEN MKTLF022
C           NA#       SETLLMKTLF022
C*
C           *IN11     DOWEQ*OFF
C           NA#       READEMKTLF022                 11
C           *IN11     IFEQ *OFF
C           CSTUS     IFEQ 'A'
C* PROCESS AREA.
C                     MOVE NASIC     CSIC
C                     MOVE 'R'       CCRFLG
C                     MOVE SYSDTE    CCRDAT
C                     MOVE SYSTIM    CCRTME
C                     MOVE PGMNME    CCRUSR
C           1         ADD  COUNT     COUNT   60
C                     UPDATMKTL022
C                     EXCPTLINE
C                     ENDIF
C                     ENDIF
C                     ENDDO 
C                     CLOSEMKTLF022
C*
C                     ENDIF
C                     ENDDO
C*
C                     SETON                     LR

This is very pain-in-the-assish, as I like to understand why a certain thing is happening, and it doesn't make any sense that while it is on
record number 1 of the NEWSIC file that there would be any fluctuation (other than ascending) on the file being updated (MKTLF022)
If you know let me know.
Thanks!
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