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Usually after writing some data in a file the source(data area defined in the Fild Division FD) will not have the values. if i want to use the datas without using the file(where i wrote the record) what i have to do. I am asking whether there is any way to use that data without accessing the output file.

Hi,
are you asking ,after writing into file. you want to use record area ?

Hello,

If you want only data from the last record written and you write from working storage, the data for that record will still be in working storage.

If you want data from some previous record or several records, you will not have them available in the program any more.

If i've misunderstood, please clarify.

Hi sachinji84,
I jus asked cani use the written data without accessing the file where i write. please refer the following code.

WRITE INDATA.
DISPLAY INDATA.

Where INDATA is the data area of a file that i have described it in the file division. When i code like this and during the result in sysout i got only low values(Hex '00') for the "DISPLAY INDATA" instead of written data.

Thanks D.sch... so we cant get the some previously written records except the last one... thanks alot.

Hello,

You're welcome, but i believe there is still a bit of misunderstanding.

so we cant get the some previously written records except the last one

You can only get the last one if you used "WRITE FROM" some WS variable. When you use only WRITE, that data is no longer available to the program because the pointer to the i/o buffer has been moved. If you refer to the record-area after the WRITE, the result is unpredictable.

Ya dick.... Now I understood it correctly.. thank you....

You're welcome

d