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Aarrgghhh! Sorry, I posted this to the wrong list. The question was intended to be an implicit RPG-IV question. BLOCK is a relatively new option on the F-spec in RPG-IV, and can be used even when records are randomly accessed (via SETLL, CHAIN). Yes, it can be a double-edged sword, but if you know your data, it can be a big bonus. GA --- pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Record blocking has been around since at least the System/3 days of RPG > II. I learned it 30 years ago at my first programming class at the IBM > branch. > > IIRC, BLOCK(*YES) was available for the first release of the OS for the > System/38. Maybe some of the other greybeards can confirm this. > > Paul Nelson > Arbor Solutions, Inc. > 708-670-6978 Cell > pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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