My whole life I have seen variable length CLIST/EXEC libraries allocated
as RECFM=VB w/LRECL=259. Clearly, the intent was to allow up to
255-character source lines.
At PSI, we provide the option for customers to allocate our CLIST/EXEC
libraries either RECFM=FB w/LRECL=80 or RECFM=VB w/LRECL=259. One
customer claims the industry-standard for RECFM=VB CLIST/EXEC libraries
is LRECL=255 rather than LRECL=259. LRECL=255 would allow for only
251-character source lines, which seems rather strange to me.
Of course, my personal observations and experiences provide nothing more
than anecdotal evidence. Like a man with two watches being unsure of the
time, I am now unsure if LRECL=259 is widespread practice or if I was
observing only outliers.
Any insight would be appreciated...
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Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
831 Parkview Drive North
El Segundo, CA 90245
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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