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Hi Anne:<BR> <BR> The easy solution would be to write to another file in either of the COBOL programs.<BR> But since that is not an option Marc is suggesting a QUICK process in between the two COBOL processes. <BR>
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I would check with the HP3000 listserver for some kind of audit utility.<BR>
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If you have a 3GL compiler you might be able to trap prgm1's write action or prgm2's read action. In either trap<BR>
you will write the data to a sequential file. Remember to reorganize this file every so often<BR><BR>
Good luck,<BR>
Peter <BR>
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