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As long as the field names in the added fields don't conflict with field names in the program there is no problem. If all of the programs have been recompiled, then changing the file back to LVLCHK(*YES) should have no effect.

Booth Martin wrote:
Now I am curious... Lets say you use LVLCHK(*NO) in 1998 but for one reason or another, over the intervening years all the programs that use that file are recompiled. Does that defuse the time bomb?


Wayne McAlpine wrote:
LVLCHK(*NO) allows you to add fields to the *end* of an existing record without having to recompile all of the programs that use the record. I've been guilty of using it on occasion but I agree that it's a time bomb when used in a production environment.
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