Re: Declaration of INDEXED file

"Richard Maher" <maher_rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>PS. I wonder what happens if you don't have an INVALID KEY on a read and
>don't have a DECLARATIVES section for the file?

....or a file status test.

It continues with the next sentence and the contents of the file area
are unpredictable or garbage. If you're using the INTO option, you'll
have the record from the last valid read. .

Scott Peterson

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