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This option is provided purely for reasons of
backwards compatibility and *NEW is the
recommended value. However, where you have
existing applications which rely on CoolSpools
returning data from your report based on the
previous method, this option can be selected to
avoid having to modify the application.
This option was introduced by Version 5 PTF 5CV0028. Earlier versions of
CoolSpools and Version 5 without that or a later PTF may calculate line numbers in
AFP and other non-SCS spooled files differently from DSPSPLF.
While we believe the new method of calculating line numbers is a significant
improvement and will help users to determine the correct parameters to use, it
inevitably means that CoolSpools' behavior could change and this has a potential
effect on existing applications which depend on text being selected using the
*ROWCOL method. In particular, the parameters passed to exit programs could
change, or splitting might no longer work as expected, or incorrect bookmarks could
be generated.
These changes affect:
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Exit Program Parameters (EXITPGMPOS parameter)
Bookmarks (BMARKPOS parameter)
Splitting (SPLITPOS parameter)
Lines of text in files output in *TEXT, *CSV, *HTML or *XLS formats.
In order to minimize the risk of disrupting existing systems:
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For CVTSPLSTMF, the default for this option is *OLD, which means
that line numbers will be calculated as they were previously.
For the other commands, the default is *ENVVAR, which means that
the method used depends on the setting of environment variable
CS_TXT_LINE_METHOD.
If the value of the environment variable is *NEW, the new method is
used
If the environment variable does not exist or its value is anything other
than *NEW, the old method is used.
When the product is installed or reinstalled, and no system
environment variable called CS_TXT_LINE_METHOD exists, one is
created with a value of *NEW. This is intended to allow new users to
gain immediate benefit from the improved method of calculating line
numbers.
When PTF 5CV0028 or later is applied, and no system-level
environment variable called CS_TXT_LINE_METHOD exists, one is
created with a value of *OLD. This is intended to protect existing users
who may have applications which depend on CoolSpools calculating
line numbers according to the previous method from unexpected
changes.
However, existing users should note that if you install CoolSpools on a
new system, you will need to set the value of the environment variable
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