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Re: What VvRr was BLOCK(*YES) added?

Aarrgghhh!  Sorry, I posted this to the wrong list.  The question was
intended to be an implicit RPG-IV question.  BLOCK is a relatively new
option on the F-spec in RPG-IV, and can be used even when records are
randomly accessed (via SETLL, CHAIN).  Yes, it can be a double-edged
sword, but if you know your data, it can be a big bonus.

GA

--- pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Record blocking has been around since at least the System/3 days of RPG 
> II. I learned it 30 years ago at my first programming class at the IBM 
> branch.
> 
> IIRC, BLOCK(*YES) was available for the first release of the OS for the 
> System/38. Maybe some of the other greybeards can confirm this.
> 
> Paul Nelson
> Arbor Solutions, Inc.
> 708-670-6978  Cell
> pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx


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