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Fin · Beginner Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 27 Topics: 8

I have read that to define a variable length record we use the syntax -
RECORD IS VARYING IN SIZE FROM x TO y CHARACTERS
DEPENDING ON recordsize.

However in my shop I see variable length records declared like this:
FD IN-FILE
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
RECORDING MODE IS V
BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS.

01 IN-RECORD PIC X(106).
01 IN-RECORD PIC X(1507).

FD OUT-FILE
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
RECORDING MODE IS V
BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS.

01 OUT-RECORD PIC X(1507).

I know this works so it cannot be wrong but are there any pitfalls not using the RECORD IS VARYING syntax?

kolusu · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:44 am Post subject:

Fin,

Check this link

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IGY3PG10/1.10.2.5.2?SHELF=&DT=20020923143836&CASE=

Hope this helps...

Cheers

kolusu
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Fin · Beginner Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 27 Topics: 8

From this I am understanding that the way it is coded in my shop, the records are not truly variable in length, they will always just be output as 1507, regardless of input length. I would need to use RECORD IS VARYING to ensure that the original record length is preserved. Is this correct?