RE: Library list heartache

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

Hi Jim -

>I do not want to hard code library names in the program, 
>so I guess my question is: If I define this file as USROPN, 
>and close it and immediately reopen it, will it switch to 
>the file pointed to in the Library List, or will it just 
>reopen the same file again?

Fortunately I have a service program that includes open and close procedures
and a regular program whose only job is to call those two procedures, so it
was very easy for me to test this.

As I expected, the files were opened from the current library list.

Caveat programmer ... my service program runs in activation group *CALLER.
I ran the test in the default activation group and in a system-generated new
activation group.  The behaviour should be the same with the service program
in a named activation group separate from the caller, but I don't guarantee
it, so if you are running your service program in a separate named
activation group you need to make sure that it works correctly that way
also.

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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