Is it possible to add an keyfield or field to an Physical file without changing

Is it possible to add an keyfield or field to an Physical file without changing its file identifier.

Example : - Say I have an existing physical file which is being used in 5 programs. Now I want to add an additional Keyfield or an field to it and I don't want to recompile the programs.

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Is it possible to add an keyfield or field to an Physical file without changing its file identifier...

Answer / vivek dwivedi

You can add field in file using sql. Alter table as below..

ALTER TABLE File_Name ADD COLUMN Field_Name SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0

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Is it possible to add an keyfield or field to an Physical file without changing its file identifier...

Answer / prabhu

Yes, After adding the key field try CHGPF.

I believe adding key fields and CHGPF will not change the record identifier so here no need to recompile your programs.

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