Re: Record Number

["Mauricio Della-Quercia" <mauriciodq@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim;
          Use the File Info data structure on that file and check in 
positions 397 to 400 (9.0 Binary type) for the relative record number.

Regards
Mauricio Della-Quercia

>I am searching through a file for some strings, and I need to find out
>what the record numbers are.  I am opening the file Input, Full Procedural,
>externally described, and as I understand it, this uses sequential 
>processing,
>that is, record numbers.
>
>Once I find my string, how do I find out what record number I am actually
>on?  Until I find out I am going to just increment a counter and hope it's
>right, but as we all know, deleted records mess this up.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jim Langston

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