On 26/01/2023 10:20 am, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
It's possibly catering to the novice user rather than the journeyman.
Unfortunately I don't think that's the case. When transferring variable length binary records, the default options give you unusable (I would call it corrupted) data. You need to delve into the details of record formats and RDWs to understand why.
If using the data requires deblocking variable records from RECFM U blocks it's not for the novice user. More likely, the people writing FTP didn't properly understand the requirements for variable length records. You need the RDW.
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