Phantom Data Mgmt Moderator
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:59 am Post subject: RECFM - Record Format FAQs |
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What is RECFM ? and What are the different formats available?
RECFM is a sub-paramater of DCB (Data Control Block) parameter which specifies the characteristics of the records in the data set.
Formats
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1. Fixed-length (F)
2. Variable-length (V)
3. ASCII variable-length (D)
4. Undefined-length (U).
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Blocked records are specified as
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1. Fixed Block - FB
2. Variable Block - VB or DB
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Spanned records are specified as
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1. VS
2. VBS
3. DS
4. DBS
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You can also specify the records as fixed-length standard by using FS or FBS. You can request track overflow for records other than standard format by adding a T to the RECFM parameter (for example, by coding FBT). Track overflow is ignored for PDSEs.
Control Characters
Optional Control Characters
Thanks,
Phantom |
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