In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 02/18/2008
at 04:33 PM, "(IBM Mainframe Discussion List)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
>The meaning of the word "size" depends on
>whether you mean in virtual storage or stored on a disk track.
That's an additional complication; I was not taking gaps into account.
>In virtual storage, the size of a directory block is 272 bytes
>(count+key+data),
Well, if you're using BSAM to read the directory then your buffer only
needs room for 256 or 264, depending on whether you're reading the key.
Tho IOB, of course, includes the current or next count area, depending on
the options used.
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