Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual

can be either an odd or even value. (You set the odd unstructured attribute with the
FILE_CREATE_, FILE_CREATELIST_, or CREATE procedure, or with the File Utility Program
(FUP) SET and CREATE commands.)
For even unstructured files (that is, files created with the odd unstructured attribute not
set), the record-specifier parameter must be an even byte address, or the operation
fails with file-system error 2.
• Relative and entry-sequenced files
Writing to entry-sequenced files
Inserts to entry-sequenced files always occur at the end of the file.
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◦ Current-state indicators for structured files
After a successful POSITION to a relative or entry-sequenced file, the current-state indicators
are:
Current position is that of the record indicated by the record-specifier.
Positioning mode is approximate.
Comparison length is 4.
Current primary-key value is set to the value of the record-specifier.
Related Programming Manuals
For programming information about the POSITION procedure, see the Enscribe Programmer's
Guide and the Guardian Programmer's Guide.
POSITION Procedure (Superseded by FILE_SETPOSITION_ Procedure) 977