How can I retrieve the RRN of a record in a PF in a RPG3? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: How can I retrieve the RRN of a record in a PF in a RPG3?
From: "Darryl Freinkel" <dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:30:32 -0500
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Thanks for the help. The solution is as follows:

- If you leave SEQONLY blank, it returns the last RRN in the file
which turns out to be the number of records in the file (reuse deleted
records not in use).

- If you specify SEQONLY(*YES 1), then it returns the RRN of the
read record.

Thank you.

Darryl Freinkel | Assignment 400 Group, Inc.

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