Re: Rewrite Twice?


<dmckeon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a situation where I'm processing a request that comes in a
sequential file. At the end of processing, we rewrite the record so we
know processing is complete. I'm now adding some logic and want to
perform a rewrite in the middle of processing in case the program
abends in the middle, we can recover properly. Unfortunately, the
second rewrite then fails. Is there any way to rewrite a record twice
or do I need to close the file and re-read it back to the point I was
at?

I'm using Microfocus Workbench on Windows XP.

The Byte-stream File Routines may be used or,
perhaps, a second file that contains only the ID
of the record being processed, so that only one
rewrite is required.



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