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Al, I would also add that a vanilla ovrdbf isn't the cureall it used to be. They should also check the job scope parameters as in MOST cases you're going to find that the ovr is for that stack level and that one must specify *job for both scope parms... Don in DC On Sun, 11 Jul 1999, Al Barsa, Jr. wrote: > At 07:31 AM 7/11/99 -0400, you wrote: > > >>>> > > <excerpt>Hi fellow listers, > > If a program processes a multi-membered file (without first setting > OVRDBF to point to the member to process) what member will be processed? > If it is the first member? Do I determine the first via DSPFD > xxxxlib/filename *MBRLIST? > > </excerpt> > > The AS/400 multi-membered file implementation is not as god as we would > like. The answer to your question is that the member that will be > processed is the member that was added first. The simple solution is to > *ALWAYS use an OVRDBF command before processing a multi-membered file. > > > Al > > > > > > > > +--------------------------------------------------+ > > | Please do not send private mail to this address. | > > | Private mail should go to barsa@ibm.net. | > > +--------------------------------------------------+ > > > Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L > > Barsa Consulting, LLC. > > 400 > 390 > > > Phone: 914-251-1234 > > Fax: 914-251-9406 > > http://www.barsaconsulting.com > > http://www.taatool.com > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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