RE: file merge dilemma

<groan> Matching records?  Hmmm... Actually that won't work because I need
to read this combined file either w/SETLL or using a SELECT in DDS to only
look at certain records.  Thanks anyway.

-----Original Message-----
From:   owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of boothm@earth.goddard.edu
Sent:   Wednesday, December 15, 1999 9:25 PM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: file merge dilemma

You don't mention using RPG.   If you are using RPG then use InputPrimary
and InputSecondary with M1 - M4 on the keys if the records are being
processed in key sequence.  Its easy, fast, and accurate.
_______________________
Booth Martin
boothm@earth.goddard.edu
http://www.spy.net/~booth
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"Sam Kanakanui" <kanakanuis@mindspring.com>
Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
12/15/1999 08:46 PM
Please respond to MIDRANGE-L


        To:     <midrange-l@midrange.com>
        cc:
        Subject:        file merge dilema

I'm sure the answer to my problem is easy but I'm not seeing it.  I have a
need to join 2 PFs and process them as 1.  They are identical in record
format name, field names and characterisitics.  They both have the same
four
fields defined as a key.  If you put the records from both files together
you would still have a unique key.   I have been reading about join LFs
but
I don't see an example of this scenario so I am not sure if I can use that
within DB2.  I know I can copy the 2 files into 1 every time I want to
process the merged files but of course, that's a lot of overhead.  Does
anyone have an idea?

TIA
Sam Kanakanui
Borg Systems Inc.


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