Re: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 238

I think this should do the trick. As previously mentioned in this 
thread, READ operations set %EOF, chain sets %FOUND. Moreover, it is a 
good practice to use READ's with loops and only use CHAIN when 
attempting to retrieve a single record. Also, it is probably a good 
idea to get in the habit of qualifying the %EOF, %FOUND. 


    C     myklist       setll     myfile
    C     myklist       reade     myfile
    C                   dow       not %EOF(MYFILE)
    C                   eval      rrn = rrn + 1
    C                   write     mysubfile
    C     myklist       reade     myfile    
    C                   endif

Thanks
Mark Siddall

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Date: Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:00 pm
Subject: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 238

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> date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:20:03 -0600
> from: Rich Duzenbury <rduz-midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 231
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> On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 21:08, John Brandt Sr. wrote:
> > I don't use BIF's for file access.
> 
> Come again?  Looks like the code below is trying to test for success
> with %FOUND.  Chain and %FOUND work OK together.  READE and %FOUND do
> not.  READE only sets %EOF.  
> 
> Therefore, the code below will probably not produce the results you
> desire.  
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rich Duzenbury [mailto:rduz-midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:43 PM
> > To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> > Subject: RE: RPG400-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 231
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-03-26 at 16:33, John Brandt Sr. wrote:
> > > I've already corrected the %Eof and %Found statement.
> > > 
> > > Is this simple enough for everyone? (If not, the next one will 
> have> > indicators in it)
> > > 
> > > C     myklist       chain     myfile
> > > C                   dow       not %Found
> > > C                   eval      rrn = rrn + 1
> > > C                   write     mysubfile
> > > C     myklist       reade     myfile    
> > > C                   end
> > Sorry to trouble you, but you still have an important problem.  
> %FOUND> is not set by the READE opcode. %FOUND is only set in the
> > context of a file operation by CHAIN, DELETE, SETGT, SETLL.  
> Therefore,> you still have the possibility of an infinite loop 
> with this code.
> > 
> > An earlier poster already gave you the answer, which is to 
> abandon the 
> > chain/reade combo if you wish to use BIF's, and go with 
> SETLL/READE opcode
> > pairs.
> > 
> > I don't mind indicator code, I'm used to seeing it.
> > 
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> --
> Regards,
> Rich
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