Re: lose data during system crash

["Mark S. Waterbury" <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxx>]

Do a DSPFD on the file.

Does it have "Records to force a write" (FRCRATIO) equal to "1"?

If not, change it, eg. CHGPF xxxx/yyyy FRCRATIO(1)

That should help.

Regards,

Mark S. Waterbury

> Lim Hock-Chai wrote:
> We have a RPG program that uses a record in a file to keep tracking of
> the next shipment-tracking#.  It returns the next tracking# to the
> caller and update the record.  Our system crashed this Friday and we are
> now seeing duplicate shipment-tracking # in our order entry file.  It
> seems like the update that happened on the day that system crashed
> somehow got lost.  I know RPG does blocking when file is opened with
> output only.  However, this program does not write to this file, it only
> does updated.
> Is it possible for data being updated by this RPG program to get lost
> after system crashed?  
>  
>