RE: Keyed file question

Are you writing random records to the file in the same program that's
reading sequentially through it, or are you loading data before calling
your program?

Trevor Briggs
Analyst/Programmer
Lincare, Inc.
(727) 431-1246
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William Howie
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 9:20 AM
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Subject: Keyed file question

Hello all...........

This probably seems like a silly question, but oh well, here goes. I
have a file that is defined as a keyed file, both in the DDS and within
the program that I am working on. I am loading data into this file
that won't necessarily be in the same keyed sequence as the file
definition is. Then within the program I just use a READ statement to
loop through it, not any sort of a SETLL and READE scenario. Here's
the question: the file will still get read in the keyed sequence
specified in the file definition, correct? In other words, I should
lose any sort of different sorting order the data might have been loaded
into the file with simply because the file is keyed........right?

I only ask this because it seems to be behaving differently from that.
Thanks in advance!

Bill Howie
Software Developer
AmTrust North America
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