IIRC: //DD1 DD DSN=SOME.VB.DSN,DISP=SHR // DD *,RECFM=VB,LRECL=??? /* LRECL FROM ABOVE //*
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 4:11 PM Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote: > I have a goal to concatenate a data set of variable length records > (RECFM=VB,LRECL=204) with an instream data set of fixed length characters. > My though was to add RECFM=V to my instream DD, i.e.: > //INFILE DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.VB.FILE > // DD *,RECFM=V,LRECL=204 > > The RECFM is rejected as being conflicting with a SYSIN dataset: > IEFC009I KEYWORD RECFM IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH KEYWORD SYSIN ON THE DD > STATEMENT > > And yet the following section of the manual, "SYSIN data set" has > discussion of SYSIN data sets where "the record format is variable": > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=ssds-sysin-data-set > > But how do I actually make the SYSIN dataset variable length? > > I do realize there are probably other options to accomplish my task, but > this is bugging me. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
