RE: File status

["Tim Kredlo" <TKredlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Francis wrote:
According to the manual at

>
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/books/c0925083591.htm#HDRB
BSTAT

>"%STATUS returns the most recent value set for the program or file status.
%STATUS is set whenever the program status or any file status changes,
usually when an error occurs."

>Which means that you only should check %STATUS when %ERROR = '1'.



But shouldn't the status (which indicated EOF) change when I 'ReadP' from
the end of file?  (I now have to 'Read' a record to be at EOF')

Tim Kredlo
Exterior Wood


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Subject: File status

List,

I am having a problem understanding %Status for a file.

The test file (IPXB00) has 3 records (keyed by seq#s 1, 2, and 3) and 1
record format (IPXB00R).

After having read record #3, debugging shows that %Status for the file is
'11', as I expected     .
Debugging also shows that I have retrieved rec# 3. 
My mental image of where the file pointer (^) is:
        Record 1 :  Record 2 : Record 3: (^)

The program then executes the following statement:
ReadP(EN) IpXB00R IpXB00I;
Debugging shows that I have re-retrieved rec# 3, as I expected.    
My mental image of where the file pointer (^) should be is:
        Record 1 :  Record 2 :(^) Record 3: 

At this point I would have thought that the %Status would no longer = '11'
(indicating EOF), but debugging (1 line at a time) shows that it is still
'11'.

I'm confused and any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.


TIA

Tim Kredlo
Exterior Wood, Inc



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