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Re: Retrieved record on a chain - file allows duplicate keys

Jeff,

The short answer is that it's not guaranteed, unless you specify a "helper" keyword, such as FIFO, LIFO, etc.

See: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.3?topic=files-arranging-duplicate-keys for some rules.

-mark


On 5/12/2021 10:30 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
Curiosity question.

Suppose a file allows duplicate keys and there are 2 key fields.

If I do a Chain to this file and there are multiple matching records, will
I _always_ get the same record? Like (maybe) the one with the lowest RRN?
Or might it be different from 1 Chain to the next?

Thanks.


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