PUT's not working in EXIT procedure

[Michael C. Lee]

I tested it out and in regards to point 1 I stand corrected (you may be old but
you still got it Matt) but still have questions in regards to points 2 & 3.

Regards,


Michael Lee
MCL Systems Inc.


MattO1@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/16/98 3:04:51 PM Central Daylight Time, Michael Lee
> writes:
>
> << Just a couple of observations:
>  1) It would seem impossible to be in FINDMODE in the EXIT procedure.
>  2) If you are in FINDMODE I doubt the NEED option would work anyway (Bob?).
>  3) I have found that being in no mode can also contribute to not being able
> to
>  change the record status under certain circumstances (Bob??).
>    >>
>
> 1. You can definitely be in FINDMODE in the EXIT procedure.  If you go into
> FINDMODE (say by calling the screen in MODE F), then you will stay in FINDMODE
> until you change it to something else.
> 2. I seem to recall testing this in one of the Advanced PH classes I was
> teaching, and I think it worked.  But it's been a while.
> 3.  I don't THINK there is a problem changing record status to ALTEREDRECORD
> except in FINDMODE, but I could be wrong.  I know one of the discussion points
> about why you can't change record status in FINDMODE is that we change the
> record buffers a LOT while we are finding records.  After all we change them
> from something, to initial values, then to whatever values have been read from
> the file.  If we allowed the record status to change during FINDMODE then
> every record would be ALTERED as soon as we read it into memory.
>
> Now remember, I'm getting old and my memory's not as good as it once was... I
> think. 8-)
>
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