Re: Subfile records maxsize

The practical limitation, for users, is more like 2500 records.  After that
the paging and loading are just not worth it.  Think of it this way, if you
have 20 records per screen and the user wants to advance from a beginning
screen to one near the end, that could be as many as 100 pagedown keystrokes
if the subfile is 2500.  At 9999 records it could easily be 300 or more
pagedowns.  

I have no idea why the limit was set at 9999 way back when, but I am
guessing that at the time there were concerns with machine capabilities, and
the decision made could easily have been "No one will ever, ever, want a
subfile with more than 9999 records!"

Incidentally, I've also used a scroll bar with a large subfile, and at 5000
records you can not stop at the page you want.  Moving the scollbar just a
little tiny bit can jump 10 or 15 pages.  At 2500 you can use the scrollbar,
and it is reasonably granular. 
 
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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: 08/31/05 04:38:52
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Subfile records maxsize
 
 
 
Hello everybody
 
Can tell me why a subfile has a limitation of max 9999 records ??
 
Why it cant be more than that?
 
Is ita limitation of RPG/iSeries System ?
 
James
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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