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Susanta
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For record format as variable block [VB], first 4 byte is used to store the actual record length.
Please tell me how to see that value as it appears in other format. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| first 4 byte is used to store the actual record length |
Not quite. There are 2 lengths - the Block Descriptor and the Record Descriptor.
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| Please tell me how to see that value as it appears in other format. |
What does this mean? Please clarify. |
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Susanta
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Hi
I want to know the each actual record length, Which i think will be kept in Record descriptor as You mentioned. But it is not in display format i think. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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Bill Dennis
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| Susanta wrote: |
| But it is not in display format i think. |
True. If you view the records in ISPF the RDW portion of the record is not shown. If you HEX ON you will see the length of the data portion of each record not counting the 4 byte RDW.
Does this help? |
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Anuj Dhawan
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You may also use a SORT JCL like:
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//SHOWV EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=...hlq.vb.file,DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OUTREC BUILD=(1,4,1,2,BI,C'|',5)
/* |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| or you may redefine it as a "U" file and display it with HEX ON, I've not tried it, though. |
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CICS Guy
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| Anuj Dhawan wrote: |
| or you may redefine it as a "U" file and display it with HEX ON, I've not tried it, though. |
If you did that you would see all the record descripters, all the records and the block descripter, LLBBllbb----record----llbb---record---- etc... |
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Anuj Dhawan
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Thanks CG - I'll just check it once I get to log-in tothe mainframes,
Have a good one,  |
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