RE: Resetting %EOF

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Barbara,

Does the %STATUS value get set even if the "E" operation extender is NOT
used?
If so, does this mean we can check for error conditions without
specifying the "E" extender, but simply testing the %STATUS value
instead of the Boolean-like %ERROR?

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Morris
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:33 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Resetting %EOF
>
>
> Juan Robledo wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > How can i reset  %EOF??   I am on V4R4. I am using a DoW
> loop.   I am doing
> > a setll but it does seem to reset the %EOF.
> > any ideas?
>
> Juan, in V5R1, a change was made so that a successful SETLL sets
> %EOF(file) to off.  (It doesn't affect %EOF with no
> parameter).  Same for SETGT and CHAIN.
>
> Others have already made good suggestions for other ways to
> code this, but to get around the problem in V4R4, you can
> code this way, since the file status will be something like
> 00010 and 00011 for not-found and eof.
>
> c      setll  file
> c      dow    %status(file) = 0
> c      reade  file
> c      whatever
> c      enddo
>
> Same thing works for a CHAIN/READE loop:
>
> c      chain  file
> c      dow    %status(file) = 0
> c      whatever
> c      reade  file
> c      enddo
>
> Barbara
>
>
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