Causes the record pointer to be updated past any locked record encountered when using the READ NEXT statement.
Restriction: These switches are supported for native COBOL only.
Properties:
Default:
Off
Type:
File handling
Comments:
Set the B switch for indexed sequential files open INPUT or I-O. Set the B1 switch for indexed sequential files open INPUT.
Setting either of these switches permits a file to be sequentially read, even if another process has records locked in that
file.
A file status of "locked record" is returned when a locked record is read when the B switch is set; a file status of "00"
is returned when a locked record is read when the B1 switch is set.
Note: This switch also affects relative and record sequential files when your program is compiled with the CALLFH directive set.
Comments:
Set the B switch for indexed sequential files open INPUT or I-O. Set the B1 switch for indexed sequential files open INPUT. Setting either of these switches permits a file to be sequentially read, even if another process has records locked in that file.
A file status of "locked record" is returned when a locked record is read when the B switch is set; a file status of "00" is returned when a locked record is read when the B1 switch is set.