RE: RSTLIB problem

["Smith, Nelson" <NSmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Comments related directly to TurnOver have been sent to Mark offline,
however, I do have a question to the list about the documentation below:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Phippard [SMTP:MarkP@softlanding.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 1:18 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: RSTLIB problem
> 
> 
> 
> I have attached information from the OS/400 Backup and Recovery Guide that
> explains what is happening during the RSTLIB process.
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 3.8.9.6 How the System Restores Files with Shared Formats
> 
> When a database file is restored and that file, before it was saved, had
> shared the record format of another file, an attempt is made to find the
> file whose format was shared, and re-establish the original format
> sharing.
> 
> The search for restoring the shared format starts in the library to which
> the restored file is directed and continues in the library from which the
> restored file was saved. Following are the results of the search:
> 
> If the sharing file is found and has not been changed (level check) since
> the save, then no new format is created for the restored file.
> 
> If the sharing file is not found, or it is found but fails the level
> check,
> then a new format for the restored file is created with the same
> definition
> as the one it initially shared.
> 
> If a format sharing file has been renamed, deleted, or moved to a library
> other than the save or restore library, a new format is created for the
> dependent file when the dependent file is restored.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
        [Smith, Nelson]  This seems to indicate clearly that the RSTLIB
command is checking the save and restore libraries only for pre-existence of
a format sharing file.  However, in my tests, both libraries are newly
created work libraries that have never even existed before, much less
contain a copy of the file.  The file was compiled from source into the save
library, not copied or moved. I have even tried restoring the file with the
production library which really contains the file removed from my library
list and it still seems to find it.  Apparently, it is searching the entire
system and not just the save and restore libraries as stated above.  

        So,my question is "Is the RSTLIB command functioning wrong, or is
the documentation above wrong?" 


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