On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:38:40 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: >Gerhard Postpischil wrote: >> >> The BDW and RDW are always included in the buffer. They may not be >> seen at the application level (e.g., on a ForTran read or write, or in >> CoBOL). > >Well yes, they have to be loaded into VS to be processed. In the case of >block read/writes they precede the data records in the buffer. But >whatever was being discussed at the time I wrote that had to do with >record read/writes, in which case the BDW and RDW would not be >accessible from the buffer: so perhaps I should have said 'not >accessible' instead of 'not loaded'.
And you would again be wrong. I suggest you RTFM and stop relying on your faulty memory and/or flawed understanding. >> 'Data format' is also shorter than those, and a lot less ambiguous. > >True. I translate my thoughts into words and for this I use whatever >suitable word - not necessarily the most appropriate one - first comes >to mind. And in doing so, you fail to communicate effectively because you do not use words as they are generally understood. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
