Re: Keying Program Described Files

[boothm@xxxxxxx]

In <3.0.32.19980421184023.00e65e9c@mail>, on 04/21/98 
   at 06:40 PM, Ramesh T <tramesh@hyd.mgsl.com> said:


>Is there any way to Key a Program Described Flat File without creating
>External DDS.

One way would be to add the key fields again, at the end of the record, in
the order you want for a key. Another way  would be to leave the file
unindexed, and use FMTSRc to sort it after it is built, then process it
sequentially.

Also there used to be a word something like "EXTK" that went in the key
location area of  the F spec for non-contiguos keys?  I just looked for it
but couldn't see it anymore.

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