>> So for example, SMF15_HIPER_SIZE will be 20 bytes (if the HiperBatch section >> exists)?
KB, Yes, that is correct. The COBOL exit in my earlier post does consider that and here is the relevant code. IF WS-BITS-4 = 1 MOVE 20 TO WS-SMF15HPS END-IF Thanks, Kolusu DFSORT Development IBM Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN