Re: Special Considerations for a one record file?

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Rob

This would be better served by using a data area.

check out the IN and OUT rpg opcodes

if you insist on using a file, make it 'unkeyed' (no k in the 'f' spec) and
chain to it with a literal 1 (by reletive record number)

c       1                      chain         yourfile
c                               if                %found
yadda yadda
c

Rick

----original message-------
HI I have a file that contains a one record only, one field in fact that is
a running number that users will get a display of this number, approve, and
then the next number will be displayed and updated. Then within the same
program they can go and get a new next number. I am unsure of the file
aspect. I am doing a Read each time with LR for EOF. Is there going to be
Open file status and should this file be closed each time? The file is not
keyed.
Thank you,
Rob