Re: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

Luca Giammattei <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.as400.rpg
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Il 03/02/2026 09:55, stefan-6HgPSzB/[email protected] ha scritto:
> Hi, Sorry for being late to the party. My understanding is that you are using OVRDBF in combination with SQL based io ( Insert ).
> If so - I guess that after the second I/O sql manager keep the file open regardsless of what you do in terms of open/close.
> And if the file is still open it will not honor your ovrdbf's.
> Run in debug mode and what's going on.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> 
> Stefan

Hi Stefan, don't worry, we're open 24/7 :-)
I've pretty much come to the same conclusion: mixing legacy access and SQL in 
the same program isn't a good idea, much like mixing different types of alcohol 
during a meal or party isn't exactly a good idea. :-)
Thanks.
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