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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Expanding a field in a file or adding a new field to the file

Hi Rob

I think the idea is to have an index of the same name as the original PF, with the same format level ID - that index is going to be created over a rename of the original PF.

Then there is no need to recreate any programs using that file "name".

We saw a similar technique when looking at using Unicode in our tables.

And you'd need to convince any CMS not to check this dependency, right?

I think I have it right - others doing modernization can leap into the circle and comment further, please!

Vern

On 8/1/2019 6:02 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:
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and the physical file is not keyed). If the physical file is keyed, I'd suggest to create an additional index with this key and replace the keyed native I/O access onto the physical file with a (native) I/O access on the new index.
</snip>
I don't understand.

Rob Berendt


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