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Counting Records in RMS File?

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The Question is:

 
Is there a way to determine the number of records in an RMS indexed file
 without reading through the entire file and counting the records?
 

The Answer is :

 
  No, in the general case.  Estimates are obviously possible (and
  particularly accurate when the record size is a known ratio of
  the block size), but counting of records is otherwise required.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 18-JUN-2004 )
     
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