FileAid - Increase Variable record length

raghunathns · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:58 am

Hi,
I have a variable block sequential file with record length min 800 - max 1000. file is defined as VB lrecl=1004. I want to edit data through fileaid.

one of the records in the file is 850. i want to add 50 bytes to that and make it as 900. but file aid is not allowing to add those bytes.

how to change a record lengh of a record in variable block seq file.
For maximum length records, it is showing only 1000 bytes not 1004.
i cant see (first 4 char) record length of a record in file aid.

give me your suggestions to update thru fileaid

Ramya A · Active User Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 104

Hi Raghunathn

I'm not sure if there is any way in FileAid to edit a record's length for a VB file.

But for the second question you've asked -- the 4 bytes for a VB file is used for indexing and is not available for data. So if a VB record has 504 bytes as record length, it means its max LRECL available for data entry is only 500.

Rgds,
Ramya

myibmid · New User Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 2

Hi Raghu,

If you want to edit a VB file, you need to take a repro of VB file to a FB file through IDCAMS and edit that particular record in FB file and do
REPRO with REPLACE option.. into your original VB file.
So now you are able to see 850 bytes in VB file for particular record.

And regarding your second question answer given by RamyaArun is exactly correct...

Thanks,
Reddy....

bandi · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 12

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raghunathns · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:30 pm

Thanks you reddy

i copied to a fb and copied back. but the record length changed to maximum and end of each record filled with low values x'00'

do you have the repro replace syntax.

myibmid · New User Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 2

hi raghu,

Yes we have an option like
REPRO
REPLACE

tHANKS,
rEDDY

praneeth · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 1

venkatk · New User Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

REPRO is a command and we have to specify in IDCAMS is it?

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rayslee · New User Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Use a copymember in formatted view.
In the formatted view, there will be a field for record length that you can change.