# System Parameters

'+K' | Control Advanced KEN/KEP Functionality

## Description

The '+K' parameter is used to control the advanced KEN and KEP functionality found in PxPlus.

When this parameter is enabled (On) and a KEY= option is provided on a KEN or KEP function, the system will not require that a record with the key specified exist and will merely use the key specified for file positioning.

When the parameter is disabled (Off), an error will be generated if there is no record with the key specified.

In addition, when this parameter is enabled and using the KEN function against an alternate key that allows duplicates, the KEN function will return the next higher logical key.

(The '+K' system parameter was added in PxPlus v6.30, build 9111.)

## Default

On

## See Also

KEN( ) Return Key After Next
KEP( ) Return Prior Record's Key

## Example

Based on a file with the following values:

Primary Key | Alternate Key #1
BB | CAT
BUTCH | DOG
FIDO | DOG
FLUFFY | CAT
MAX | DOG
TIGGER | CAT
WHISKERS | CAT
ZIGGY | CAT

Given the above information, the secondary keys consist of 5 records with CAT followed by 3 records with DOG.

If you had the '+K' parameter enabled, thus using the advanced functionality, a KEN(file, KEY="CAT", KNO=1) will return "DOG", but with '+K' disabled it will return CAT.

The advanced KEN functionality will always return you the next valid higher key on the file rather than just the key of the next record on the file.