Re: Indicating Total Time in Free Form when using RPG Cycle

I remember the term "matching records" in the manuals, but I really do
not remember what they really are. I never even maintained a program that
used it and am surprised that it is still available. But it sounds like
it is still in use!


Sincerely,
Nancy
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:58:31 -0800 Ken Sims <mdrg8066@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:

On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:32:44 -0600, "Jerry C. Adams"
<midrange@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

The biggest advantage, though, was merging two input files into a

new file

where the new file (usually a transaction file) had to be in a

specific

order. Or the primary file might be a summary file (say, a

customer

summary) that is being updated based upon a transaction file.

There is an

MR indicator that is turned on if there is a match between the two

files so

one could use MR to update the summary or NMR to create a new

summary record

(new customer, you know).

I have some matching record programs to compare a new snapshot to
an
old snapshot and send the changes (adds, changes, and deletes) to
another system.

Sure, I could roll my own comparisons in the C-specs, but matching
records handles it so nicely.

Ken
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