Re: SetLL *start -- RPG400-L

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Barbara,

Maybe in the case of a MFLF, if a format is specified, *START would position to the first record in that format. If the file is specified, it would position to the first record of the first format.

-mark

At 3/1/2011 09:58 AM, you wrote:

On 2/28/2011 9:32 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> With regard to *START/*END the restriction to use the file name is
> silly. We don't have that restriction when using a key or RRN, so why do
> we have it with *START/*END?
>
> Or, if we absolutely must use a file name, then WHY OH WHY can't it give
> us a clear error message that says "hey dummy, you need to use a file
> name with *START/*END" instead of the really confusing and unclear RNF5319?
>

If I recall correctly, the reason that *START/*END aren't allowed for
record formats is because of multi-format files. A key or RRN can apply
to just one record format, but *START/*END applies to all formats. (I
realize this is yet another case where the rules created due to the
possibility of multi-format files are ruining it for all the other files.)

I agree that RNF5319 is an awful message for that error.

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