ENABLE Reference Manual

ENABLE ATTRIBUTES

INSERT Attribute

The INSERT attribute indicates whether the application can, or

cannot, add a record to the data base file represented by a box.

The syntax of the INSERT attribute is:

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| INSERT { ON } |

| { OFF } |

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| ON |

| |

| indicates that the application can add records to a data |

| base file. |

| |

| OFF |

| |

| indicates that the application cannot add records to a data|

| base file. |

| |

| The starting value of the INSERT attribute is ON. |

| |

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Consideration

For multifile applications, the value of INSERT must be OFF for

any child box that represents an entry-sequenced or unstructured

file where the join field for that box is the courtesy key

(Record Number field).

ENABLE imposes this restriction because the application ignores

the record number field when inserting records in files with

these file types.

Example

The following command sets the INSERT attribute to OFF:

SET INSERT OFF

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