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Rob, >Maybe in that case we've made the file *NOMAX. That is different; it only allows the file to grow provided there is still DASD available, and you have not exceeded the profile storage limits, yada, yada. INZPFM allocates the space immediately. Assuming it completes without an error, you are guaranteed to have that space available for records. INZPFM is the equivalent of a "direct" file on the S/32/34/36, while not using INZPFM and just adding records is the equivalent of a "sequential" file on the S/32/34/36. Some people liked to use "direct" files with a hashing algorithm instead of ISAM support for keys and index areas. This was probably particularly true prior to adding "IFILE" support somewhere around version 6 or 7 of the 34's SSP. IFILE gave you immediate access to indexed records added since the last keysort operation. It was a big deal at the time. :) Doug
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