What is primary file? How many primary file can be declared
in a RPG program?

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What is primary file? How many primary file can be declared in a RPG program?..

Answer / samul

When Primary file is declare ,it will process and read as
per the RPG logic lcycle.

We can declare only one primary file in program.

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What is primary file? How many primary file can be declared in a RPG program?..

Answer / kar4u

Primary file concept comes from JOIN LOGICAL FILE..

In JOIN LOGICAL FILE in JFILE(pf1,pf2,pf3)

in that pf list which file you write FIRST is called Primary file..

we can use only one PRIMARY FILE in rpg program

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What is primary file? How many primary file can be declared in a RPG program?..

Answer / chinnu

We can use only one Primary File in a program.

When a primary file is declared, it wont follw RPG Logic
Cycle.It will be a stepwise execution from beginning to end.

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