RE: LVLCHK(*NO)

["Brunk, Kevin" <Kevin.Brunk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

One other thought, I'm assuming this master file is one of your own making.  If 
this master file is from a 3rd party package for which you do or may later 
receive periodic maintenance updates, adding fields to any of the package's 
files is really not a good idea.  It will make your subsequent application of 
the updates that much harder, in the event the vendor makes changes to the file.

If it is a file from a third party package, it's usually better to define an 
"extension" file that contains your installation's custom fields.  By doing 
this, you'll have NO level check problems.

==Kevin Brunk
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Michael Smith" <JMichael.Smith@arch.com>
To: "RPG400-L (E-mail)" <RPG400-L@midrange.com>; "RPGIV (E-mail)"
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Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:21 PM
Subject: LVLCHK(*NO)


> After reviewing the archives, I find that most would not recommend using
> LVLCHK(*NO).
>
> With that as a given, we are considering adding two alpha(3 position
fields)
> to a master file.  There are no changes of any kind to the previous
"fields"
> and the new fields will be added a the end of the DDS.
>
> Can someone tell me why using LVLCHK(*NO) would the a bad thing to do in
> this situation.
>
> Michael Smith
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