Re: chain problem

[Ken Sims <mdrg4136@xxxxxxxxx>]

> The CHAIN is probably failing because the write was buffered.
>
> You can either try a FEOD (force end of data) after the WRITE to force the
> record to disk or change the file's force-write ratio to something smaller
> (like 1).  Either use CHGPF FRCRATIO(1) or OVRDBF  FRCRATIO(1)

Don't use FRCRATIO(1).  That forces the program to wait until the data is 
actually written to the disk.

Use OVRDBF SEQONLY(*NO) or block(*no) on the F-spec if you're in RPG 
IV.  If you're using RPG III and don't want to use OVRDBF, you can code the 
file as update/add and have some dummy operations to keep the compiler 
happy.  Any of these methods will eliminate program buffering so that the 
data is immediately available, but still allow the operating system to 
write it to the hard drive asynchronously.

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