RE: Logical file order of records

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The database does include in that /complexity/, the ability to
> specify the ordering of duplicate key values; e.g. LIFO, FIFO, FCFO,
> in DDS.  Not all accesses to database data are via query, so
> realize that non-SQL & non-query interfaces used to read-by-key can
> actually effect a read-order to reflect whatever was specified as
> the [build]duplicate-key-order rule(s).

I didn't notice that the originator specified that DDS was involved, and
responded with SQL on my mind.  Besides, if the files had had that
specified, I don't think the question would have been asked.  Right?

Dennis Lovelady
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