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<<I'd suggest that as you add each record to your subfile, you also add the

zip code to an array.  Then you can use %LOOKUP to check if you've already
added that zip code.>>

The problem I have with this suggestion is that it limits you to the number
of DIMs you specify for the array.

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> Is it possible to declare a subfile with a key on a particular field of
> the subfile, so I will be able to chain in my RPG ILE program to find
> this particular value?

No.

> Or must I scan all the subfile record by record to verify the presence
> of the searched zip code?

I'd suggest that as you add each record to your subfile, you also add the
zip code to an array.  Then you can use %LOOKUP to check if you've already
added that zip code.
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