Re: Updating file via datastructure

[Tony Carolla <carolla@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just started using data structures for file input, output and
update, for speed reasons (you know I am a speed-freak ;) ), so I am
curious.  Is there any advantage to using an external DS over one
created with LIKEREC?  Also, should we figure that someday, the
LIKEREC functionality in regards to using for input/output/update,
will be phased out?


On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:14:15 -0500, Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tim Kredlo wrote:
> >
> > Declare the data with 'Likerec..format name:*Output
> > The Extname keyword keyword will not work.
> > The manual is wrong, and IBM hasn't fixed it even though this has been
> > pointed out NUMEROUS times to them.
> >
> > I can understand that though. Someone would actually have to take
> > responsibility and DO something.
> >
> 
> Using an EXTNAME DS works in V5R3.  The V5R2 manual is frozen.  The V5R3
> manual says pretty much the same thing as the V5R2 one did (about
> extname and likerec), but it's correct for V5R3 because we changed the
> compiler instead of changing the manual.
> 
> 
> 
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