On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:11:28 -0600, Tom Marchant wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:42:55 -0600, Mike Schwab wrote:
>
>>1 more than 1/3 track blocking?  Could try 1 more than 1/4, 1/5, 1/6,
>>..., track blocking.  
>
>1 more than 1/2 of half track blocking. 14000. Results in BLKSIZE=14000.
>Results in 3 records (3 blocks) per track.
>LRECL=13999 results in BLKSIZE=27998
>
>>A small lrecl would get you the highest multiple
>>under 1/2 track.  Smallest utilization might be 1 more than 1/2 track
>>blocking.
>>
>>On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Paul Gilmartin
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Assuming 3390 track geometry.
>>>
>>> If a programmer codes RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=0,LRECL=?
>>>
>>> For what value of LRECL does SDB select the smallest BLKSIZE?
>
>Why is this interesting?
>
Because it's Friday?

Because it's surprising?

Because all the guesses so far have been wrong?

-- gil

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