AS/400(Iseries or I5) Question about CL command CLRPFM 1

[Reaper73]

I'm using the CLRPFM command in a CL program on some files and was wondering if I needed to do a reorg on each file since the CLRPFM command removes deleted files.

 

[jmanj]

CLRPFM does not delete the files only records within the file. DLTF is the one that delete file(s). REORG should only be done by the administrator once in a while because this is run dedicated and can be very time consuming.

 

[Reaper73]

I'm sorry, I meant delete the records in the file not delete the files.

 

[jmd0252]

ok,,, first things first,,,,CLRPFM,,, The above command "clears" ,,, ie removes every record in existence, that is in the file, and or file member. It stands for clear physical file member.

 

[flapeyre]

To answer the original question:

After a CLRPFM, there are no deleted records in a file (that is, there are no records, deleted or otherwise), therefore, a reorganize is not necessary.

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