Why we create the Physical File Member?
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Answer / kolla ravi
A member is like an Individual file.It is possible to Have
32767 such members within the same PF.Each member added to
the file will exactly get the same record format(
fields,types and KWDS) on the file.This facility is
provided to meet the requirement when many files are needed
to be created with same structure.Here just Create file
once with MAXMBRS(as many reqd) and ADDPFM will do it.Easy
to create and maintain as a single object.Each member is
identified by unique name within file.
Examples : A School has attendance register per class. Each
Class has 4 sections and in all10 classes. Instead of
Creating and maintaining 40 files and scaterred in a
library, one can create a PF and add 40 members in one
object.
Secondly All Physical files created need not necessarily
have members. Some files are created to store field
definitons only and are called field refrence files. They
need not have members.
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Answer / samul
MEMBER IS USE TO STORE THE DATA, EACH FILE MUST HAVE MEMBER.
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Answer / sethu 400
know about the as 400 hierarchy
library
source member
source file
source data
(r) source statement
source members are created to to distinguish the souces of
diffesent database file, cobol,cl and dds. All these are
due to the as 400 architecture
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Answer / nitish
source members are created to to distinguish the souces of
diffesent database file, cobol,cl and dds. All these are
due to the as 400 architecture
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Answer / chandu
bcz each seeker work in wrkmbrpdm in that must have create
pf bcz
it stores data upto 36767 members in one file&lib
mainly it contain to store data
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