Read database records

The iSeries™ system provides a number of ways to read database records.

• Read database records using an arrival sequence access path
  These read operations are allowed if the file was defined with an arrival sequence access path or with a keyed sequence access path with the ignore-keyed-sequence-access-path option specified on the Open Database File (OPNDBF) or the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command.
• Read database records using a keyed sequence access path
  These read operations can be used with a keyed sequence access path to get database records.
• Wait for more records when end of file is reached
  End-of-file delay is a method of continuing to read sequentially from a database file (logical or physical) after an end-of-file condition occurs.
• Release locked records
  The system automatically releases a locked record when the record is updated or deleted, or when you read another record in the file. However, you might want to release a locked record without performing these operations.