Darlene,

In a message dated 98-12-01 15:32:35 EST, you write:

> When creating physical files, is there a disadvantage to using *NOMAX
>  for the initial number of records?

The only disadvantages are:

A) An in-house program going into a loop that writes multiple records to the
file and...
B) An interface program that sends multiple records to the same file...

JMHO,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"A man's got to know his limitations." -- "Dirty Harry" Calahan
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