RE: Writing by Record number

[Brian Johnson <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you need to use command INZPFM.  From the V3R2 database   
programming manual:

3.1.2.1 Initializing Data in a Physical File Member
   

To use relative record processing in a program, the database file must   
contain a number of record positions equal to the highest relative record   
number used in the program.  Programs using relative-record-number   
processing sometimes require that these records be initialized.
   

You can use the Initialize Physical File Member (INZPFM) command to   
initialize members with one of two types of records:
   

   Default records
   Deleted records
   

You specify which type of record you want using the RECORDS parameter on   
the Initialize Physical File Member (INZPFM) command.
   

...
   

Deleted records cannot be read; they only hold a place in the member.  A   
deleted record can be changed by writing a new record over the deleted   
record.  Refer to "Deleting Database Records" in topic 2.3.5 for more   
information about processing deleted records.


Brian Johnson
Help/Systems, Inc.
brian@helpsystems.com
www.helpsystems.com
(612) 563-1627

 -----Original Message-----
From: Rich Duzenbury
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 15:25
To: brian; 'Midrange-L@Midrange.Com'
Subject: Writing by Record number

Is it possible to control the record number assigned to a record?

I have to convert some records to a new format and the record numbers   
need to
be preserved, regardless of whether deleted records are in the files.

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