Re: SetLL *start -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: SetLL *start
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:16:45 -0500
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On 3/1/2011 2:18 PM, M. Lazarus wrote:

Maybe in the case of a MFLF, if a format is specified, *START would
position to the first record in that format. If the file is specified,
it would position to the first record of the first format.

It's not RPG's rule that *START can only position the cursor for the file itself. That's a data management rule. If you are right that multiple-format data files are outmoded, it's unlikely that there would be an enhancement to allow positioning to the first record of one format.

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