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Theoritically true. But not __always__ in practice. What has made some shops
give control of some things which should be in apps to tech support is that
apps doesn't do it correctly, and then screams that it is a system level
problem, not an application parameter problem. I have this problem with COBOL
here. Apps always does a ACCESS IS DYNAMIC on all VSAM files. Even if they know
that they are only going to do a sequential READ to read the entire file from
start to end. They state that having to use the proper ACCESS IS is just too
much of a bother. In the off-chance that they will change their mind later,
they have less code to review and change. But when the apps runs too long, it
is a system problem! This is a management problem, granted. But I'm still the
poor SOB who is screamed at. So, if I'm responsible, then I'm taking away
authority out of desperation. I would love the programmers to all be efficiency
fiends. But that's not what they are graded on, so it's not their first concern.
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John, I th9ink you meant "ACCESS IS SEQUENTIAL", rather than "ACCESS IS
DYNAMIC", but I share your pain. I had to get downright unpleasant with
apps pgmrs AND MANAGEMENT about that sort of thing. After I gave
management a few demonstrations, they came aboard the bandwagon and
literally dragged the apps pgmrs along. By the hair! :-)
On rare occaisions, a little pain yields a lot of gains.
Rick
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