On 15 Sep 2009 06:59:56 -0700, dennis.ro...@lmco.com (Roach, Dennis , N-GHG) wrote:
>> Reconstruct what? I thought 97 meant the open statement was >> successful and file integrity was verified. So the file is OK, the >> open is OK. >> >> What am I missing? > >That depends on how important data integrity is to you. >97 indicates that the last user of the file did not close it properly. >The mechanics of the file (index/CI/CA) structure is valid. >It does not insure that all of the buffers were written to the file when it >was not closed. >I.E. - you may be missing data. So you're saying I cannot trust that "file integrity is verified". It may be lying. Have you come across this happening? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
