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varalakshmi.G
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Hi,
I think in Sequential file we can not delete or update any record randomly.
Please confirm. If we can please let me know how can it be done through COBOL.
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Terry Heinze
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| The COBOL Language Reference manual can either confirm or deny that. Have you looked there? |
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Robert Sample
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| I think in Sequential file we can not delete or update any record randomly. |
Perhaps if you review the definition of what sequential means and compare it to the definition of random, the answer will appear. Reading the manuals is also a very strongly recommended step since almost everything is found in them. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
After an exaustive search proving that cobol does not randomly read/update sequential files, one can then implement code to copy the file, applying any needed modificatoins to the copy. . .
That bit possibly won't be mentioned directly in the reference manual. . . |
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