Write the records to thee total size(including reserved). Example. 500 bytes of data and 500 bytes "reserved"
If the record written is 1000 bytes long, but you are only using the 1st 500 bytes, up to 500 bytes of additional information could be added to the record, without having to alter the physical dataset. <snip> Are you suggesting to actually write the records to be the size including the "reserved" data, or to write the records of the size currently needed but have MAXLRECL defined so that records larger than are currently used can be written in the future? I was thinking the latter, but I want to clarify what you are suggesting. </snip> ::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
