Rob van der Heij wrote: > I think it is. After all, when you map the output record by > structures, it is a fixed layout that should not lack fields.
SPECS doesn't enforce that if you never even try to write the field. Why should it when you have no data to put there? The difference between null and missing input fields is important here. If the input is a field or a literal rather than a column range, it can be present but null. In that case, SPECS should always pad the record to the position of the output field. ¬R
