Yes, definitely no binary data at all, no trailing CR or NL or LF at all. I guessed at the max size by browsing the file in HEX mode (too big to EDIT in TSO), and browse in HEX shows you where the physical end of the record is.
And I did find some records longer than 200, max about 225, so I had to increase the final VB LRECL to 250 to accommodate all of them. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 6:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is there any way to convert RECFM=U to RECFM=V with a utility or script? On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:05:55 +0000, Farley, Peter x23353wrote: >The records are actually variable length data, up to 200 bytes of actual data >with no length prefix (no RDW/BDW). No binary data, only text characters. I >suspect a *ix text-format file as the vendor source but have no proof of that. No binary data at all? ASCII or EBCDIC text? Or perhaps Unicode? Or is it text with CR LF or something to delineate the records? If not, how can you tell that the records are up to 200 bytes? Sorry, no answers, just questions. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
