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Select Files and Groups

By default, the order in which you issue ADDFILE commands determines which file group and file CA-L-Serv examines first. CA-L-Serv selects the first empty file it finds and skips over files that already contain data. You can change the way CA-L-Serv examines and selects files:

• To examine a particular file group or file first, use the SWITCHFILE command (as described in the Reference Guide).
• To select a partially full file when it is the first available file, specify OPTION(APPEND) on the ADDFILE command. CA-L-Serv appends data after any existing data in the file.