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PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:29 am
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how to define variable length records in file section?

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PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:22 pm
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Code:
RECORD VARYING FROM x TO y
           DEPENDING ON   REC-LEN


where, x = the length of the smallest record possible in the file
y = the length of the largest record possible in the file
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