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aniket · Beginner Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 8

Hi,

My output file length is variable. Just to give you an idea, here is the layout of the file in working storage.

01 OUTREC.
05 PART1 PIC X(520)
05 PART2 PIC X(22) OCCURS 0 TO 50 TIMES DEPENDING ON K.

where 'k' is the working storage variable that is popualted during runtime.

I am writing the FD entry below.

RECORDING MODE IS V
RECORD CONTAINS 520 TO 1620 CHARACTERS
BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD.

01 FD-OUTREC PIC X(1620). 1620 is the max length.

Am I right? please correct me if I am wrong.
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Aniket.

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject:

What happened when you tried ?
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aniket · Beginner Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 8

I am getting following error:

IGYGR1201-E The first integer of the "RECORD CONTAINS" clause for file
was different from the minimum calculated record size 1620.
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Aniket.

kolusu · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

aniket,

Try defining as follows

aniket · Beginner Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 8

Thnaks very much Kolusu..it worked.
Can you please tell me what was the difference between two Record Clauses? Both indicate variable file length.
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Aniket.

kolusu · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:39 am Post subject:

aniket,

You are getting the error becacuse you defined your FD-OUTREC as a fixed string of 1620. Try this definition.

aniket · Beginner Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 8

Hi Kolusu,

I appreciate your help.

I would like to know which is the better and technically correct way of defining the above file? The one with 'Record contains' clause or the other- 'Record is varying in size' clause?
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Aniket.