Re: Delete Records -File Re-org

["Mike Shaw" <mshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon,

They do change occasionally by IBM and the routine will not run until the
new file format is recognized.  It does not happen every release, but I do
rebuild such things when new release is applied to the system.  Then there
is no doubt about it!  We update it as we change things or in prepping for a
new release via the PSP info, Memo To Users, etc.

I have a CL that re-creates IBM objects that we have modified (changed
command defaults. etc) to a library after a release upgrade.  All I do is
create a dup object of the file as part of that routine.  It also keeps the
objects from getting old....I did find objects on an AS/400 we de-installed
last month to be created on V2R3!!!!!!!!!!!   There were some sloppy
creatures in this place before I got here!  :-)

If I remember correctly it issued a message that the record formats were
different............

Mike Shaw
Senior AS/400 Technical Support
North American Mortgage
Santa Rosa, CA

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> P
> Hello Mike,
>
> Why do you need to check the file format on every release?  The whole
point of using outfiles is that they are release
> independant.  IBM have rules about how outfiles are created and in most
cases the developers follow those rules.  The
> rules are intended to remove release dependencies.
>
> Outfiles are created with LVLCHK(*NO), format names cannot be changed,
field names and attributes cannot be
> changed, fields cannot be removed, new fields are added at the end, etc.
There are many other rules but those are the
> ones I remember.  If your application doesn't care about the new fields
there is no reason to check it.
>
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
>
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> > Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:17:01 -0800
> > From: "Mike Shaw" <mshaw@ncal.verio.com>
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Delete Records -File Re-org
>
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > Setup a job schedule entry and you would not even have to dial in to run
it!
> > :-)
> >
> > I have a very similar routine that I wrote *many_moons* ago and it has
not
> > let me down yet!  The only problem is that it needs review from release
to
> > release to see if the outfile format for DSPFD has changed.  Other than
> > that, it works great.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike Shaw
> > Senior AS/400 Technical Support
> > North American Mortgage Company
> > Santa Rosa, CA
>
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