For writing purpose, I prefer 80 bytes record, whatever is FB or VM. For program writing TSO commands to a file, a prefer 255 bytes. This way I don't have to cut it into a 80 bytes pieces. I don;t think a 255 bytes record is well readable. ITschak
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Hunkeler Peter (KIUP 4) < peter.hunke...@credit-suisse.com> wrote: > >That plus the ease of seeing everything on one screen > >without having to scroll back and forth was great. > > Interesting that you can see 80 characters in the 72 > positions the ISPF editor has to display the data ;-) > LRECL=72 would be the better choice, then. > > -- > Peter Hunkeler > Credit Suisse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html