For RECFM=V(B)(S), what happens if the physical length of a block exceeds the length in the BDW?
o Bytes in the physical block beyond the length in the BDW are ignored? (A writer on another list tells me I can rely on this.) o The access method reports an error? I prefer to follow the rules. Suppose the programmer reads blocks with BSAM and performs strict error checking? Suppose the programmer reads a VBS file on a non-z system and performs strict error checking? (SMP/E copies IEBCOPY relative files to UNIX files and relies on the BDWs to reconstitute the VBS data set.) -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
