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aneeshco
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Hi,
Can anyone please tell if its possible to update a sequential file as in COBOL using REWRITE statement. if yes, please explain how?
Thank you,
Aneesh. |
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Bill Woodger
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| I have no idea. However, I have no manual. Somewhere you must have access to a manual, which will give you the answer in a few minutes. Also once a colleague turns up to work. Have you googled? |
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Ralph Zbrog
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Sequential files are processed with READ WORK and WRITE WORK statements. There is no REWRITE option.
In Natural, think of WORK/sequential files as tape files. |
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dick scherrer
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| if its possible to update a sequential file |
It is a very bad practice to rewrite an input sequential file. Well managed environments will not permit this.
Why does someone believe rewriting this sequential file is acceptable? |
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