Re: Getting CPD3216 "SIZE less than current size for file XTRA9" when SIZE parm isn't specified on CHGPF

Le 27/01/2022 à 23:44, Mark Waterbury a écrit :

Marc,

Thanks for the clarification.

welcome

But that does not explain why the OP (Dan) saw that error message.

My understanding is that CHGPF command default, for some reason, was (30000 30000 12) for SIZE parameter (e.g. 390000) while the actual size of the file is 1900000 records. If I am right, the error makes sense as you cannot change a physical file with 1900000 records to a maximum size of 390000 records.

Mark





On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 05:41:58 PM EST, Marc Rauzier <marc.rauzier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:





Le 27/01/2022 à 23:06, Mark Waterbury a écrit :

Dan,

NO!  That is INCORRECT.  The IBM supplied default is most certainly not  SIZE(*SAME *SAME *SAME) ...  :-o

Prompt the CHGPF command, position the cursor in the SIZE field, and press F1=Help to read all about those parameters.

Depending on the version/release of the OS, you may be able to find out the IBM-supplied defaults for that command in the appropriate IBM on-line InfoCenter (or whatever IBM calls it these days.)

Mark S. Waterbury

All 7.x documentation pages on ibm.com for CHGPF command state that
(*SAME *SAME *SAME) is the default value for SIZE parameter. Example for
7.4: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=ssw_ibm_i_74/cl/chgpf.htm

And online help on a 7.4 system says the same.

However, if you prompt the command with an existing file, those values
are overriden with its initial values.

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 04:55:31 PM EST, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:





Ugghhh.  I asked the customer to prompt the QSYS/CHGPF command on their
system, and SIZE defaults to (30000 30000 12), so the max file size is
390,000 records.  W. T. Living H.?  This is their production system!

Anyway, I advised customer to reset the command defaults back to (*SAME
*SAME *SAME) and that should resolve it.  And, in case anyone asks, our
software qualifies the use of all IBM commands it uses to QSYS, so if they
really wanted to (???), they can duplicate CHGPF to another library higher
in the system library list and change the defaults there.  But, really.

Thanks for everyone's responses!

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 1:56 PM Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Marc,

The file currently has 1900000 records in it.  I am waiting for the DSPFD
listing from the client.  Regardless, the existing file's SIZE attributes
(Initial number of records, Increment number of records, and Maximum
increments) would have to accommodate the number of records already in the
file.  I think, anyway.

- Dan

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 1:35 PM Marc Rauzier <marc.rauzier@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Le 27/01/2022 à 19:24, Dan a écrit :

Does this make any sense?  Command is:
QSYS/CHGPF FILE(OI9LIB/XTRA9) SRCFILE( OI9LIBS/QDDSSRC) SRCMBR( XTRA9)

When I prompt the CHGPF command, the default for SIZE is *SAME.

In that case, *SAME might refer to initial size, and your file got some
increments?

What is the initial size versus the current one?

Not sure at all, just thinking.

- Dan

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