Comments on: Read backword in CL/400 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/read-backword-in-cl400/ Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: bvining http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/read-backword-in-cl400/#comment-106466 bvining Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:11:56 +0000 #comment-106466 Or use the command Read Record using CLF (READRCDCLF), which supports reading the previous record with TYPE(*PRV). The command documentation can be found here.

CLF provides a no-charge run-time which includes support for READRCDCLF.

Vendor response:
Your productivity can be improved by using the optional CLF precompiler, which does have a charge.
End of vendor response

Bruce Vining

]]> By: ramvishakramesh http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/read-backword-in-cl400/#comment-106440 ramvishakramesh Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:40:01 +0000 #comment-106440 OPNQRYF there is a parameter Keyfield order, give *DESCEND in that.
2. First find the total number of records from RTVMBRD and Move that to field RRN. Then OVRDBF filename Pointer = &RRN. RCVF Rcdfmtname. Then RRN = RRN -1 again OVRDBF
3. Use an LF with descending Key and use this LF in the program.

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