RE: S36 Index Sort and Record Not Found

["Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim -

>Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 08:34:38 -0700
>From: Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
>Subject: Re: S36 Index Sort and Record Not Found
>
>This is an alternative, but wouldn't I have to change both the OCL and
>RPG program to read from the logical instead of the index file?
>
>An alternative I have considered is building a logical file, and change it
>to MAINT(*RBLD) or MAINT(*DELAY) just so the system doesn't
>have to use so many resources to maintain it.  Then I would have to
>change the RPG program to read this file instead of the CMFile and
>the index file.

Probably the least invasive alternative is change from SORTA to SORTR with
the option to drop control fields.  Make the other necessary changes in the
sort H spec.  Then define a 448 byte data field to cover the entire record.

In the RPG, remove CMFILE.  Make ASCM1540 the primary file, with a record
length of 448 read by arrival sequence.  Remove the E spec that tied the
files together.  In the I specs, change CMFILE to ASCM1540.

Caveat ... with this method, any records that existed when the sort was done
will be processed by the RPG program, even if they have been deleted in the
interim.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.

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