File Definition in PL/I

arunvenu · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:19 pm

What is the difference between

DCL OVDRPT FILE
OUTPUT
RECORD
ENV(FB RECSIZE(132) TOTAL);

and

DCL OVDRPT FILE
OUTPUT
RECORD
ENV(FB RECSIZE(132));

???

I was working through a program and when the definition of the file contained TOTAL in it it was giving me a U208 error and when the 'TOTAL' was removed from the file definition the module was getting compiled properly, please look into the attachment for further details.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:32 pm

arunvenu · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:15 am

Hi enrico-sorichetti,

I didnt get the format from any manual, We use it in work for file definitions generally. I saw many links where this kind of file definitions were used, please look into the below link:

columbia.edu/~kermit/ftp/b/tsnpst.pli

In the above link I find the same definition where TOTAL was used.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:13 pm

If You want help to find an explanation we must agree on a common base...
for me the common base are the manuals for the pl/i release You are using...

once upon a time but the docs seem to be lost TOTAL was allowed,
IBM has an apar dated 2002 pointing to a VISUALAGE issue, but that' all

it looks like You are migrating from an old PL/i that supported or at least ignored the specification..

please post the compiler messages You got when specifying the TOTAL attribute

arunvenu · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:28 pm

Hi enrico,

Please see the attachment for the compiler messages.