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RDBPROD: FETCH/FIND NEXT WITHIN <CALC-set> May Not Search Entire Set (Doc ID 63065.1)

Last updated on APRIL 16, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle CODASYL DBMS - Version 4.0a and later
HP OpenVMS VAX
HP OpenVMS Itanium
HP OpenVMS Alpha

Purpose

In the "Database Design Guide" (Feb 1994) for DBMS it states on page 4-16:

Do not use CALC mode when the application needs to look at all or most of the data in a relationship.

Further, on page 4-17 it states:

Because CALC sets are designed for single-record lookup, it is illogical to perform a FIND NEXT or FIND PRIOR in a CALC set. However, if duplicate keys exist, performing a FIND NEXT or FIND PRIOR is the only way to retrieve those duplicate records.

It does not explain why FIND NEXT or FIND PRIOR is illogical. 

Scope

CODASYL DBMS programmers

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