Need options for OUTREC when Converting a file

rejinair83 · New User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Trivandrum

I have an input file(fileA) of LRECL=200, I want to convert this file into a 220 byte file(fileB) which has the same 1-199 fields as
in fileA plus an additional comp field which should be filled with numeric value 5100 and rest filler upto 220.

Please help me to code this.

William Thompson · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:55 pm

Have you looked at the manual for this help yet?
A simple copy and reformat, there are plenty of examples around.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:04 am

So you want input positions 1-199, followed by a comp (=binary) field for 5100 and then "filler" up to position 220 - right?

You really haven't given enough information.

1-199 means you don't want input position 200 - right?

What length do you want for the comp field (e.g. 2 bytes, 4 bytes?).

What character do you want for the "filler"?

rejinair83 · New User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Trivandrum

The comp field that i want is of 6 bytes ie from 200-205 and the filler upto 220.
Filler can be blanks..

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:16 pm

Hello,

What code will define this 6-byte binary field? From my recollection, COMP doesn't come in a 6-byte size.

rejinair83 · New User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Trivandrum

Thank you William,
The manual was really helpful

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:37 pm

rejinair83,

Do you still need help with this or did you figure it out?

rejinair83 · New User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Trivandrum

Thanks Frank,

I had figured out the mistake.