System Parameters

'SK'

Shrink Keyed Files

Description

Shrinks Keyed files when executing the PURGE or REFILE directives. PxPlus returns the freed space to the operating system.

Default

Off

By default, PxPlus simply re-initializes the file header information when it encounters a PURGE or REFILE directive for a data file (Keyed or Direct). This means that if you accidentally PURGE/REFILE such a data file, the PxPlus Keyed/Direct file key reconstruction utility (*UFAR) can salvage most, if not all, of the information originally stored in the file.

See Also

PURGE Clear Data from a File
REFILE Clear Record from File