Segments in a file

[Former Member]

Hi all,

What do you mean by Segments in a file ? What is the difference Between Record and a Segment ?

General definition of a File is : file is a group of records and Record is a group of fields.....right ?

Thanks in advance

Krish...

[Former Member]

Hi all,

What do you mean by Segments in a file ? What is the difference Between Record and a Segment ?

General definition of a File is : file is a group of records and Record is a group of fields.....right ?

Thanks in advance

Krish...

[Former Member]

Hi,

What do you mean by segments in a file?

Segments are refer to fields.

What is the difference Between Record and a Segment ?

A single record can contain more than one segment (field).

I believe you are correct for general definition of a File is : file is a group of records and Record is a group of fields.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Every row in a file is called as a Record. Where as a set of predefined fields grouped together in a record in called a Segment. So when the number of fields in the segment equals the length of the record then both of them would be the same.

Also a record may have several segments. But a segment cannot have several records.

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