Re: Delete Records -File Re-org

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hello Mike,

Why do you need to check the file format on every release?  The whole point of 
using outfiles is that they are release 
independant.  IBM have rules about how outfiles are created and in most cases 
the developers follow those rules.  The 
rules are intended to remove release dependencies.

Outfiles are created with LVLCHK(*NO), format names cannot be changed, field 
names and attributes cannot be 
changed, fields cannot be removed, new fields are added at the end, etc.  There 
are many other rules but those are the 
ones I remember.  If your application doesn't care about the new fields there 
is no reason to check it.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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//--- forwarded letter -------------------------------------------------------
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:17:01 -0800
> From: "Mike Shaw" <mshaw@ncal.verio.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Delete Records -File Re-org

> 
> Ken,
> 
> Setup a job schedule entry and you would not even have to dial in to run it!
> :-)
> 
> I have a very similar routine that I wrote *many_moons* ago and it has not
> let me down yet!  The only problem is that it needs review from release to
> release to see if the outfile format for DSPFD has changed.  Other than
> that, it works great.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike Shaw
> Senior AS/400 Technical Support
> North American Mortgage Company
> Santa Rosa, CA

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