On Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:55:34 -0800, Jon Perryman wrote: >The JCL manual under RECFM says spanned: ��VS indicates that the records are >variable length and spanned. VBS indicates that the records are variable >length, blocked, and spanned, and that the problem program must block and >segment the records. > Yes, however FBS stands for Fixed Block Standard, not Spanned.
Title: z/OS V1R13 DFSMS Using Data Sets Document Number: SC26-7410-11 3.1.2.1 Standard Format During creation of a sequential data set (to be processed by BSAM or QSAM) with fixed-length records, the RECFM subparameter of the DCB macro can specify a standard format (RECFM=FS or FBS). ... (Also in the Glossary.) >It's not a problem to create a program that creates short physical records >(using TRUNC macro). You can obtain track size and monitor your buffer usage >to fill in the unused portion of the track if desired. I suspect this is what >the binder does.� > Title: z/OS V1R13.0 DFSMSdfp Advanced Services Document Number: SC26-7400-14 7.5.3.1 TRKCALC--Standard Form ... TRKBAL ..., TRKBAL calculates whether an additional record fits on the track and what the new track balance would be if the record were added. ... MAXSIZE=YES or NO YES If the specified record does not fit, the largest length of a record with the specified key length that fits is returned (register 0). -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN