RE: Sub-Files

I mucked around a bit with this issue and my conclusions were that at about a 
3,000 record size file the whole thing began to sag of it's own weight.  A 
scroll bar was effective for up to about 1500 records, and no longer useful at 
2,500 records. In the end I decided that my own little book of rules would 
include a complete load of the subfile with a scroll bar for files unlikely to 
grow beyond 2,000 records.  Above 2,000 I just make a page at a time subfile 
program with (pagesize times 2) for the READP dimension.

That is of course my opinion only, on one machine only.



In <199904110009_MC2-713F-9F75@compuserve.com>, on 04/11/99 
   at 12:06 AM, John Carr <74711.77@compuserve.com> said:

>From: joycej@us.ibm.com

>>Is there a maximum number of records one can read into a sub-file?  Say
>10,000?
>>I'm experiencing a problem where my record count is 10,575 but I do not
>see the
>>corresponding data when I go to the end.
>>
>>Thank You
>>Joyce

>Joyce;
>First,   tell me,   do the lights dim while you're running the program?  

>I'd say that over 50 I/Os per enter key puts you in the masochist arena. 
>Why oh why would you ever want to put that many records in a subfile?
>Will the user EVER read even a small fraction of them?   

>What ever the business need is,  There HAS to be a better, easier way.

>Ok,  let the flames start.

>Respectfully 
>John Carr
>EdgeTech

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