XEDIT is known to strip trailing blanks for RECFM V files, so that 0 isn't a surprise. (I never checked what.it did with BFS files)
Kris Buelens, --- VM/VSE consultant, Belgium --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Op wo 9 sep. 2020 om 06:22 schreef Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com>: > On Tuesday, 09/08/2020 at 09:27 GMT, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> > > wrote: > > Can any CMS file other than a BFS file have a zero-legth > > record? > > No, though XEDIT will report a line (QUERY LENGTH) as zero length if it is > all blank (on a RECFM V file). In reality, it has a record length of 1. > > Alan Altmark > > Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant > IBM Systems Lab Services > IBM Z Delivery Practice > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > mobile; 607.321.7556 > alan_altm...@us.ibm.com > IBM Endicott >