RE: Resetting %EOF.

[bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]

>Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 15:43:11 -0400
>From: "Martin, Booth" <BoothM@goddard.edu>
>
>I sometimes use  "  C       *LOVAL    SETLL    PFILE  " to reset the file
at
>the beginning.

If you are using RPG IV, it's better to use *START SETLL
to reset to the beginning of the file, and *END SETLL
(not SETGT) to position to end of file.

Reasons:
- *START and *LOVAL don't mean the same thing if you have
  null key fields.  Null keys go first, but won't be
  found with *LOVAL.
- *START is faster than *LOVAL (I just ran a test and it
  was 8 times faster)
- *START makes it clearer what is happening (at least to
  English speakers)

Barbara Morris


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