How many records are there if filesize=20000

pavan_it2004 · New User Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

Hi,
In my CSC interview they asked me,
if filesize=20000,reclength=145,then how many records are there?wht is the file organization?
plz anybody send me answer?

expat · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:51 pm

OK, let's think about this.

You know the file size, 20000. Is that 20000 bytes, Kb, Mb, tracks, cyinders.

Depending on the answer to the filesize query above the formula to calculate the number of records can be derived.

pavan_it2004 · New User Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

it is a 20000kb,and reclength=145kb...

expat · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:11 pm

The record length is 145Kb ??? I think not. That would give an LRECL of 148480. The maximum permissible LRECL is 32760.

Please clarify your exact requirement for further assistance.

pavan_it2004 · New User Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

no they given only like reclength=145kb.....

expat · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:18 pm

A record length of 145Kb is totally impossible on a mainframe.

murmohk1 · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:20 pm

Pavan,

expat · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:38 pm

Taking this problem logically. For the sake of simplicity let us assume that the figures quoted in the original post are explicit.

You have a certain amount of DASD space to use up with your records.

DASD = 20000
RECS = 145

so how would you find out how many records of a given fixed size will fit into a storage area of a given fixed size.