RE: Change Column Heading for a field

Oh, that I understand. As long as record format does not change (and level
id is the record format attribute, isn't it?) everything is fine. I just got
an impression from Al's message that IBM had all but annihilated level
checks for DB files. Sorry, I probably read into it more than the message
actually contained.

Lo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shaw, David [SMTP:dshaw@spartan.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:53 AM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Change Column Heading for a field
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Raikov, Lo [mailto:RaikovL@mki.com.au]
> > 
> >     >If I remember correctly, the last time that IBM changed the
> > algorithm for 
> >     >the pf/lf so that change to the DDS to recompile the 
> > file will not
> > cause a 
> >     >level check.  Before you do this change to your 
> > biggest pf with 18 
> >     >logicals, I would suggest that you do a test on a tiny 
> > file with
> > few programs.
> > 
> >     >Al
> > 
> >     Does not that comromise the very idea of level checks?
> > 
> >     Lo
> 
> Level checks are to ensure that programs have the proper record and field
> definitions to be able to read and write the data correctly.  Since
> programs
> don't use the column heading or text attributes of the fields, there is no
> reason to include anything about them in the level ID generation
> algorithms.
> I don't see any compromise in this, but perhaps my idea of level checks
> differs from yours.  I don't know how close mine is to IBM's, but it
> hasn't
> failed me yet. <grin>
> 
> Dave Shaw
> Spartan International, Inc.
> Spartanburg, SC
> 
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