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  2.                            APPENDIX H
  3.  
  4.     I⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ increasσ thσ sizσ oµ ß file«á EacΦ filσ ha≤ ì
  5. aε associateΣ SIZ┼ filσ createΣ witΦ i⌠ anΣ maintaineΣ throughou⌠ ì
  6. it≤á life«á Fo≥á thσá G╠ filσ (fo≥ example⌐ thi≤ filσá i≤á calleΣ ì
  7. GLSIZE.
  8.  
  9.     Wheε examineΣ usinτ an∙ CP═ Edito≥ thi≤ filσ wil∞ bσ founΣ t∩ ì
  10. contaiεá tw∩á number≤ separateΣ b∙ ß commß sucΦá a≤á 38,100«á Thσ ì
  11. firs⌠ numbe≥ i≤ thσ NEX╘ AVAILABL┼ RECORD«á Thσ seconΣ numbe≥á i≤ ì
  12. the TOTAL RECORDS.
  13.  
  14.     The following steps will allow the file size to be increased.
  15.  
  16. 1.  Usσá an∙á CP═á Edito≥ t∩ ente≥ thσ xxSIZ┼ filσ a≤á yo⌡á woulΣ ì
  17. ááááenter any document file.
  18.  
  19. 2.  Changσá thσ numbe≥ AFTE╥ thσ commß t∩ thσ ne≈ filσá sizσá yo⌡ ì
  20. áááádesire.
  21.  
  22. 3.  Exit from the editor and erase any .BAK file.
  23.  
  24. 4.  Immediatel∙á star⌠ thσ systeφ anΣ proceeΣ witΦ thσá necessar∙ ì
  25. áááámen⌡á call≤á t∩á thσ Genera∞ Ledge≥ Entr∙á prograφá (iεá thi≤ ì
  26. ááááexample) or whatever file you are changing.
  27.  
  28. 5.  Immediatel∙á d∩á ß BACK-U╨ AN─ SOR╘á operation«á Thσá number≤ ì
  29. ááááshowεá iε thσ men⌡ beforσ thσ BACK-U╨ AN─ SOR╘ operatioε wil∞ ì
  30. áááábσ thσ ne≈ number≤ yo⌡ havσ entereΣ bu⌠ thσ actua∞ datßá filσ ì
  31. ááááWIL╠á NO╘ havσ beeε increaseΣ iε sizσ t∩ accomodatσ thσ extrß ì
  32. áááárecords«á Runninτ thσ BACK-U╨ AN─ SOR╘ operatioε i≤ thσá ONL┘ ì
  33. ááááway to physically increase the size of the data file.
  34.  
  35.     Obviousl∙á i⌠ i≤ bette≥ t∩ creatσ ß filσ witΦ amplσ spacσá t∩ ì
  36. begin with but Murphy's Law DOES prevail.
  37. áááá