In fact I did try it, and Rexx ignored the LRECL=200, as expected. As I said in an earlier reply, the longest actual record (block) size was 222.
Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 5:59 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? I would hope that REXX would ignore LRECL for RECFM=U. If you try it, please let us know what happens. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 5:56 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 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:03:17 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >> DCB=(RECFM=U,LRECL=200,BLKSIZE=27998) > >Despite the LRECL, I take this to mean that the records can be up to 27998. > What do Rexx (and other utilities) do if a record/block exceeds 200? Either for input or output. -- 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
