6.2.28.7 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

6.2.28.7 Random Access Mode

Format 2 must be specified for indexed and relative files in random access mode, and also for files in the dynamic access mode when record retrieval is random.

Execution of the READ statement depends on the file organization, as explained in the following sections.

Subtopics:

6.2.28.7.1 Indexed Files
6.2.28.7.2 Relative Files

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6.2.28.7 Random Access Mode

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