Re: SAVF definition

["Steve Landess" <sjl_123@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Rob wrote:

> Can anyone please give me a definition (using words of one syllable or
less)
> of a Save File?
> I have been giving the task of cleaning up our production machine and
there
> are SAVF objects created and last used late 1997 (yeah 1997!!) but the
user
> doesn't want them removed because they "may still be used by the module".
> (It's Friday, in California where a wild fire is burning homes close to
the
> user's home - so I suppose I should give her the benefit of the doubt.)

Rob,
A SAVF is a special kind of file that is the container for the output of the
SAVOBJ or SAVLIB command.

Basically, the only difference between a save file and a SAVOBJ or SAVLIB on
a tape is the media used to store it.  The former exists on the system's
auxiliary storage (disk), while the latter exists on a tape.

Some applications may save certain or all files to a save file before
processing to give a faster way of recovering in the event of having to
re-run the process if it crashes.  This can be much faster than saving
to/restoring from a tape.

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935