> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: COBOL question: Why can't we use "RECORD CONTAINS 0 > CHARACTERS" for RECFM=V files? > > Overriding LRECL for varying-length files simply works. > Specify LRECL=32756 (32752?) and be done with it.
Do you mean just define the COBOL FD as RECORD CONTAINS 0 TO 32756 CHARACTERS and then use LRECL=32760 as a JCL override for a file no matter what it's variable max length is? Have not tried that but I certainly will. Thanks! Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
