RE: Viewing the contents of a multi format logical

[Buck Calabro <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Wolf wrote:

>I have a multi record format logical file that I am using. (see below)
>
>A          R WUDEPT                    PFILE(WUDPTP)
>A          K DEPT
>A          R STMASTF                   PFILE(WUSTDP)
>A          K SDEPT
>A          K STUNO
>
>The issue I'm having is on the first read 
>through the file(s) one of the fields is 
>coming up with no value, even though 
>it should contain one.  Every other 
>read is fine.
>
>I would like to be able to see how 
>the logical is retrieving the
>information from the joined files.

I would say that this is normal.  On the first read you will get one of the
record formats but not the other.  To see what happens, may I suggest
putting the program into debug mode and watching the data flow directly into
the program.  I would further suggest that you add an INFDS to tell you what
record format you just read.  Please let us know what course of action
helped you out...

FMaster    UF   E           K Disk                       
F                                     INFDS(MasFeedback) 
DMasFeedback      DS       
D  StsMasRcd        *RECORD

Buck Calabro
Aptis; Albany, NY
"We are what we repeatedly do.
 Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle


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