RE: SFLNXTCHG

[Marc Couture <couturem@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why use a subfile if the subfile is never displayed !!!!   Not good practices !

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> From: ashore@xxxxxxxx
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> Subject: RE: SFLNXTCHG
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:14:54 +0000
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> Hi Chuck
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying/asking
> If the subfile is never displayed, how could something be changed to use READC (read changed)
> If you need to read the subfile, it would be better to CHAIN to the data by relative record number
>
> Alan Shore
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> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graves, Chuck
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:45 AM
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> Subject: SFLNXTCHG
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> I have an application with a subfile which is not displayed on-screen but utilized in the background. It would appear that the READC op-code is not working, even though the records were updated with the proper indicator for the SFLNXTCHG keyword.
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> Does the SFLNXTCHG/READC not work if the subfile is never displayed on-screen?
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