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   new record is one greater than the previous number of records in 
   in the segment. 
 
   After a new record has been appended to a segment by this routine, 
   the record must be populated with data using the ekace*_c 
   routines.  EKs are valid only when all of their column entries 
   are initialized. 
 
   To insert a record into a segment at a specified ordinal position, 
   use the routine <b>ekappr_c</b>. 
 
   This routine cannot be used with the &quot;fast write&quot; suite of 
   routines