Re: It goes from bad to better to worse

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The info I received from all the gracious folks on the list regarding
multiformat logical files was the perfect solution until today
when I found out that not all the sites are moving from
a System 36 to an AS/400 at the same time.
Some will stay on the 36 for awhile.
The very sticky problem is that some files are shared by sites.
Those sites that are not upgrading now need the multiple record type
files and the sites that are upgrading need the multiformat logicals
with separate physical files.
They do not want to run in the 36 environment on the AS/400.
Are there any other options?
Thanks,
Darlene Brengle
Norsoft, Inc.




Here is my 2 cents:

Need to share files across System/36 and AS/400 machines

Can you Distribute at night ?

Can you Use Passthru ?

In the System/36 the Equivalent of a Multi Format Logical File
Is .... An RPG pgm with Sequential Files with Level Breaks and
Matching Records . . . It works ... just position the data base
cursors and let the RPG cycle do it's thing

I beleive the look ahead feature in RPG and the SPECIAL
file support in RPG can help you too.

Can you distribute changed records In some sort of simulated
2 phased commitment Control ... Using *DTAQ(s) ?

Why the running of the System/36 Environment on the AS/400 is such an
impediment ?

Too Much room for Data Corruption using Local Files

Best of luck to you
Jorge Moreno / Military Car Sales / Woodbury, New York



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