Re: file access problem.....

[Douglas Handy <dhandy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>there is not guarentee that I will get the first record added.. it is random 
>which record I will get.. 

You can add the keyword FIFO or LIFO to the file's DDS to tell the
system how to order duplicate keys.  I believe these use the RRN to
determine the retrieval sequence, so if the file also reuses deleted
records the keyword may not work as expected.  I've never tested this.

The keyword FCFO (first-changed-first-out) also exists, and according
to the DDS manual, does not rely on the RRN.  So it may work better
with a file reusing deleted records.

Doug
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