Re: Appending to REUSEDLT file

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Ken,

You wrote:
>Can RPG extend the physical file defined with REUSEDLT(*YES) even though
>deleted records exist?

I don't see why not.

>Extending the file with a WRITE statement may not be doing what we think it
>is. That is, using all the deleted records before extending the number of
>records.

The deleted record map used by the program is created when a file is opened. 
Only those deleted records that existed when the file was opened are avaiable 
for reuse. If some other job deletes a heap of records the empty slots will not 
be visible to any jobs which have the file open.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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