Specifies the type of record locking.
Syntax:
>>-.---.--LOCKTYPE--"integer"--------------><
+-/-+
Parameters:
-
integer
- The type of locking.
| 0
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Programs can read locked records, but not access them in other ways. This is the standard method with this COBOL system.
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| 1
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Programs cannot access locked records at all. This is as in languages other than COBOL.
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| 2
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Creates a new file with the same basename as the file being opened but with a
.lck extension. Any record locks are recorded in this file. This enables the File Handler to read and write to files up to 4 gigabytes
in size regardless of whether the file is shared or locked. You cannot set this value for striped files.
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Properties:
| Default:
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LOCKTYPE"0"
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| Phase:
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Syntax check
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| $SET:
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Initial
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Comments:
This directive only has an effect if the CALLFH directive is used.