Question about opening and closing files -- RPG400-L

Subject: Question about opening and closing files
From: James Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:47:26 -0800
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How much overhead would you say is involved in making files *USROPN, and keeping them open only while actually performing I/O on them, as opposed to doing things the usual way?

We're thinking of doing this in a trigger program, in order to cut back on the number of file locks.

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Re: Question about opening and closing files , Charles Wilt
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