Re: Omit/select in a logical file's dds

[Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 17:05 02/14/1999 -0500, Booth Martin wrote:
>Lets say a physical file has five records, all with a field filled with 
>"SAMMY", and a second field filled with a sequential number, 1 through 5.  
>Further, lets say there is a logical built over the file, with the field 
>holding the "SAMMY"s as it's only key, and Omit on any record with a 1 or a 
>3 in the sequential field.  This would leave record 2, 4, and 5 in the 
>logical file.
>
>If I chain to that file with "SAMMY" will I get a hit?  If so, on which
record?

RPG will see records 2, 4 and 5 as though these were the only records in
the file. This is just like a logical delete based on a code in the file. A
chain should return record 2, but bitter experience, probably no longer
valid, has taught me that if you really want record 2, you should really
setll and reade.
Pete Hall
pbhall@execpc.com
http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall
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