Would be preferable to avoid truncation of a longer new record when dealing with recfm=VARIABLE. But at this point, it sounds as if there is not an elegant resource-light method for so doing?
--Shawn S. -----Original Message----- From: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List <CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:51 AM To: CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [CMS-PIPELINES] Replace single record in file On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 at 01:00, Glenn Knickerbocker <n...@bestweb.net> wrote: > If you want to pad or truncate as needed, probably the simplest way is > to convert V2C and then back C2V. Assuming the input is numbered for > DISKUPDATE: > Good to have another pair of eyes on it. I didn't interpret the question as that Shawn was willing to truncate or pad so it would fit. That's indeed a nice plumbing challenge for a Friday afternoon. Rob -----Original Message----- From: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List <CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 3:31 PM To: CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [CMS-PIPELINES] Replace single record in file Nope. As you found, that's due to CMS restrictions for RECFM V files. Depending on the use case, it might be possible to have a separate file to list the replacements, and use the record from the replacements when present, and otherwise go to the original one. Rob
