Jim, Using READ will work fine until you try it on a very large sequential file and then you will run into "Memory Exceed" issues. Sometimes this will cause a Layer type 11 fault and crash your session.
Regards, Stewart -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2005 23:30 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] RE: Field Count from a Seq File Thanks for all the suggestions. I felt most comfortable with doing a quick OPEN, a READ, followed by a DCOUNT(REC,@FM) then a CLOSE F.FILE prior to the OPENSEQ. The reason for this approach is that I wanted to know if the number of READSEQ's needed to read the file would be greater than one, prior to attempting a second READSEQ. Jim ----- Forwarded by James Ronan/IIG/Prudential on 06/22/2005 09:53 AM ----- James Ronan Systems To: Phone Number: 732-946-5744 u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Fax Number: 732-946-5444 cc: Subject: Field Count from a Seq File Tuesday June 21, 2005 03:37 PM I hope someone can show me an easy way to get the number of lines from a sequential file - without looping through the file. I am running UV 10.x on a AIX box. I open the file using an OPENSEQ command and I am looping through the record using a READSEQ command. Either immediately after the OPENSEQ or after the first READSEQ, I would like to know if there is more then 1 line in the file. I know that prior to doing the OPENSEQ, I could open the file, read the record and then DCOUNT(RECORD,@FM) to get the number of fields, close the file and then do a sequential open and read. I am hoping that there is a system variable or something that I can use after the OPENSEQ. Looping through the record is not a viable option. Thanks Jim ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ********************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential. They may contain legally privileged information or copyright material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact us at once by return email and then delete the original message and all copies. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. ********************************************************************** ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
