RE: Clear File - error

["Paul Nelson" <p_nelson-br@xxxxxxxx>]

Not true. You can clear a file in QTEMP just like any other file.

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> Sudha,
>
> I am not all that familiar with RPG of any sort, but I am curious why
you
> are trying to do a clear file? The beauty of QTEMP is that the data
is not
> permanent, it will go away when the job ends. My guess is that the
systems
> realizes this and does not usually expect an attempt to clear a
temporary
> file.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SRamanujan@sungardfutures.com
> [mailto:SRamanujan@sungardfutures.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Clear File - error
>
>
> I must be missing something here..  I have an old RPG program that
opens a
> work file in QTEMP with user open.  This is actually a flat file that
has
> been overridden in the CL with a SHARE(*NO) SEQONLY(*YES 204).  The
RPG
> inturn calls other programs where the file is used for updates and
> calculations.  Once the process returns to the calling RPG, it tries
to
> clean up by clearing the member.  The logic does CLOSE on the file
(using
> the overriden name). Clears the member for next process.  But the
clear
> option on the file throws an error 'Member already in use'.  I even
tried to
> add a dlcobj on the original flat file but in vain.  Strangely, other
flat
> files with similar logic do not have this problem.  Could you kindly
help me
> resolve this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sudha
>
> Sudha Ramanujan
> SunGard Futures Systems
> sramanujan@sungardfuutres.com
> (312) 5776179
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