Difference between RECFM=FB and RECFM=FBA in DCB parameters

anoopn1985 · New User Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 16 Location: tvm

Hi,

What is the difference between RECFM=FB and RECFM=FBA in DCB parameters? Please help me..

Aaru · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:52 pm

anoop,

check this link

http://www.ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=4049&highlight=fba

anoopn1985 · New User Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 16 Location: tvm

Thanks Aaru..

But I cant understand the above link because it is not specified the difference between FB and FBA.

Pls help me..

Aaru · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:10 pm

sameer,

I had pasted the wrong link in my prev post.

superk · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:13 pm

This should help.

anoopn1985 · New User Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 16 Location: tvm

Thanks guys for your valid information..

I have one more doubt.. I found the following senetence in the link..

"Print after advancing three lines (triple-space). "

so it will take 3 bytes to represent advancing three lines.. How can the compiler identify whether the first three charactors are printer control characters or not? Some times we need to give the first 3 characters are spaces/blanks (but not printer control characters). rt?

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:13 pm

Hello,

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:24 pm

You need to check your compiler options, ADV/NOADV affect how you define the output record in your program.