Re: re SAVCHGOBJ (was APYJRNCHG)

[barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I was specifically referring to data files.  Yes multi-membering allows for
source files, but there were many other possible implementations of source.
We are limited to the current implementation of source because it is
possible to write your own source generators, and changing the source
implementation would break them.

Al

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                    "Steve Richter"
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From: barsa@barsaconsulting.com <barsa@barsaconsulting.com>
To: midrange-l@midrange.com <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: RE: SAVCHGOBJ (was APYJRNCHG)


>
>IMHO, the guys at IBM that figured out multi-membered files were having an
>off day.  Furthermore, the users that relied on such a thing were
>snuckedered down the primrose path.
>
>With the exception of manufacturing packages, the multi-membering of data
>files really never took off, and SQL never recognized it's existence.
>
>The remainder of the System/38-AS/400-iSeries architecture never
recognized
>it's existence, and in logical form, SAVCHGOBJ was not a good solution for
>a multi-membered environment.
>
>Al
>

Allowing multiple members in a file make the source physical file possible.
Worthwhile if just for that reason.

A way to explain members:  File members are separate files that share the
rcdfmt and file description of the owning file.

Steve Richter


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