Add the TRUNC option; NOTRUNC is the default.
Regards, Richard Schuh ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stracka, James (GTI) Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:08 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Trouble with COPYFILE to shorten Record I am trying to copy a file with the LRECL option to shorten it. e.g. Filename Filetype Fm Format Lrecl Records TXJIM FILELIST A0 V 169 4920 COPYFILE TXJIM FILELIST A SORTER FILELIST A (LRECL 13 I expected the result to be a file with LRECL 13 but it is: Filename Filetype Fm Format Lrecl SORTER FILELIST A0 V 169 I need to do this soon. The file is too big to use XEDIT in a 2G machine. Anybody have a PIPE to do this. Note: The real file is hexadecimal data, not text. Jim ________________________________ This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. ________________________________
