<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="concept" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for random processing" /> <meta name="abstract" content="You can use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for sequential processing. You can also use the OPNQRYF command for random processing." /> <meta name="description" content="You can use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for sequential processing. You can also use the OPNQRYF command for random processing." /> <meta name="DC.subject" content="Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command, using, for random processing, OPNQRYF (Open Query File) command, for random processing, random processing (using OPNQRYF), processing, random (using OPNQRYF command)" /> <meta name="keywords" content="Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command, using, for random processing, OPNQRYF (Open Query File) command, for random processing, random processing (using OPNQRYF), processing, random (using OPNQRYF command)" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbafoopnqf.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rbafoqryrp" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for random processing</title> </head> <body id="rbafoqryrp"><a name="rbafoqryrp"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for random processing</h1> <div><p>You can use the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command for sequential processing. You can also use the OPNQRYF command for random processing.</p> <p>You can use the OPNQRYF command for random processing operations (for example, the RPG/400<sup>®</sup> language operation CHAIN or the COBOL/400<sup>®</sup> language operation READ). However, if you are using the group or unique-key functions, you cannot process the file randomly.</p> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafoopnqf.htm" title="The Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command is a control language (CL) command that allows you to perform many data processing functions on database files. These topics discuss how to create a query using the OPNQRYF command, how to specify parameters for its major functions, and how to use it with your high-level language program.">Use Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>