Re: Special file parameter issue -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Special file parameter issue
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:15:20 -0400
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On 2010/9/24 8:51 AM, Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

One of the objectives is not to add parameters. I wanted the only
change to be changing the file type to special. Turns out I can't do
random I/O so it won't work anyway.

Rick, I don't think anyone has mentioned yet in this thread that using Open Access instead of SPECIAL would solve your problem. Open Access supports the random I/O opcodes.

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