Re: CHGPF Question

["Kahn, David" <KAHN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

Paul E Musselman (PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>>We use LVCHK(*NO), but always recompile any programs that write or
>>update the record format.  This is especially important if the new field
>>is not an alpha.
>
>AFIK, since you are already re-compiling programs, you'd be better off
>declaring LVLCHK(*YES) for all of your files; you'd be no worse off...

Look again. Art is only recompiling the programs that output to the
file. He's not recompiling the programs that read it for input only. He
needs to turn off level checking so that these programs won't crash.

Dave Kahn - TCO, Tengiz, Kazakstan
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