One more time: if it is on the disk then RECFM=U will "reveal" it. What you got on disk is what you will get with READ.
The BDW is not inside QSAM. It is (or is not) on the disk. QSAM *interprets* it. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Reichman Joseph Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Bsam VS Qsam for VB records The problem is not the RDW it’s the BDW with QSAM that’s somewhere inside DFSMS code it doesn't seem RECFM=U would reveal that ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN