Re: Reusing deleted records

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Al,

At 04:44 AM 9/21/98 -0400, you wrote:

>You are correct.  When a file that specifies REUSEDLT(*YES) is opened, as a
>part of the open, OS/400 develops the deleted records map.  When a record
>is added under that file open OS/400 consults the deleted records map for
>the RR# of where to add the record.  When all deleted records have been
>exhausted, only then are new records added at the end of the file.  If
>another job opens the file later and deletes a record, the first job will
>not know about the newly deleted record until the file is closed and
reopened.

 If I understand corretly, that means that if a second opens the file
halfway through the first job's execution that the deleted records map will
be updated for the first job, too.  Correct?

 -mark

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