Re: If %Open() vs CLOSE(E)

[bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:49:18 -0500
From: "M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@ttec.com>

>>Mark, it's not an error in RPG to close a file that's already closed.

>  Then why does it support the (E) extender (it does, right?)?  In what
>case(s) would an error be generated?

mark, it's possible to get an error closing a file, but it would
be a system error, not an error determined by the RPG compiler.
For example, say you have an invalid date in one of the blocked
output records.  The system won't find out about it until the file
is closed.  I'm sure there are lots of things that can cause a
CLOSE to file; especially DDM files or files under commitment control.

Barbara


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