Suppose if a physical file is having 1000 records, but i
deleted 500 records from it. Here the concern is can the size
of the file changes or it remains the same... kindly help me
out with thorough xplanation.... Thanks in-advance...

Answer Posted / pavana

No, the size of the file does not change.

Use DSPOBJD on the PF before and after deleting records in the PF and see the difference.

The size of the PF before and after deleting records is same.

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