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=== Extension Records ===
=== Extension Records ===
=== The Internal Record Number (IRN) ===
not permanent (changes during a reorganization)
used as target index (both hashed and B-tree indexing)


== The Structure of a Model 204 Record ==
== The Structure of a Model 204 Record ==

Revision as of 03:17, 4 April 2013

A Model 204 Record is a collection of fields (either individually or in Repeating Field Groups (RFGs)).

Each record is variable in length and need contain only the fields that pertain to it. The limit of the number of field value pairs in a record is in the tens of millions.

There is only a limited fixed format for a record (pre-allocated fields). Almost any number of fields can appear almost any number of times in almost any order. Each record is automatically assigned a unique internal record number that is used by the system to build index entries for the record.


The Concept of a Model 204 Record

Base Records

Extension Records

The Internal Record Number (IRN)

not permanent (changes during a reorganization)

used as target index (both hashed and B-tree indexing)


The Structure of a Model 204 Record

Extension Pointer

Data

If there are any preallocated fields in a file (see the OCCURS attribute) every record in that file will begin with the set of such fields. The set of fields is stored in the Record Map in Table D.

After that, in either the order they were ADDed (which always adds the entity at the end of the record), or positioned by an INSERT statement, come a series of field value pairs, repeating field groups and / or pointers to large objects.

Each of the four is described below:

Pre-allocated Fields

Field Value Pairs

Repeating Field Groups

Large Objects

Native Large Objects

Large Objects Without Table E