File Definition in PL/I

arunvenu · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: File Definition in PL/I

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

arunvenu

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:

http://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 Post subject: Reply to: File Definition in PL/I

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

Hi enrico,

Please see the attachment for the compiler messages.