Re: Changing a PF

   Hello Don...

   CHGPF is usually faster when doing simple changes like adding a field to
   the end (as opposed to adding in the middle or renaming fields).

   However, if you start adjusting the structure of the file, you're going to
   get level checks on the new file and you'll have to re-compile anything
   that touches it or any associated logicals.

   Have a good day.

   Blake Moorcroft
   Developer - Corporate
   Russell A. Farrow Limited
   1980 Ambassador Drive, PO Box 333, Windsor, Ontario N9C 2L6
   Bus: 519-966-3003 ext. 566, Fax: 519-966-9870
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   Need some help with changing a PF. I have a file with 3.5 million
   records. I have changed the DDS to include a new field at the end of the
   record. Does anyone know if it would be quicker to rename the file,
   recreate the PF and copy the records from the renamed file to the new
   file OR do a CHGPF on the old file.

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   Don Wereschuk

   ISD Associate - Programmer

   Simcoe Parts Service Inc.

   Phone:   705-435-7814          Ext.: 302

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