Sounds like you need a DB2/IMS database rather than a VSAM database. However, does the record length change that much that this is a frequent process of expanding the records?
IMO, I do not see a reason it would not work. How would that solve your issue? Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 2:31 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: VSAM: Why MAXLRECL? > > Is there a downside to always defining VSAM files with a MAXLRECL of 32761, > which seems to be the largest value for this parm for an UNSPANNED dataset? > > > I always hate having to do a backup/delete/define when adding new data to a > file. Especially for a file defined to a CICS region that is up pretty much > 24/7! > > > Frank > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
