RE: File I/O BIFs

[Joe Teff <jteff19@xxxxxxx>]

Scott Johnson wrote this a few weeks ago:

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We have been getting strange results using the Opcode extender
> 'E' on I/O opcodes and the file I/O BIFs (%EOF & %FOUND).
>
> We have the standard where you use the 'E' on I/O opcodes.
> Then when using the BIFs, you specify the filename after it.
> Just a way to further define just exactly what the BIF is working on.
>
> The problem is that on occasions the BIF will not work correctly.
> It will return the wrong value.  A load DOW will loop because of
> this.  When we change the BIF to an indicator, everything works
> fine.   If we do NOT specify the filename after the BIF it will work
> right.
>
> This problem will not happen in all cases. Can't really track down 
> a pattern to it.
>
> Has anybody else experienced this problem??  Is there
> a fix available?

I did not see a response to this on the list. Was this resolved? I am
using the I/O BIFs as well and have not encountered any problems.

Joe Teff
Information Technology Consultant
IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG Programmer
Quality Data Systems
Minneapolis, MN

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