If the FILE-STATUS clause is specified in the FILE-CONTROL entry, the associated status key is updated when the READ statement is executed.
Following unsuccessful READ statement execution, the contents of the associated record area and the value of the file position indicator are undefined. Attempts to access or move data into the record area following an unsuccessful read can result in a protection exception.
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