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Phantom
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:59 am Post subject: RECFM - Record Format FAQs

What is RECFM ? and What are the different formats available?

RECFM is a sub-paramater of DCB (Data Control Block) parameter which specifies the characteristics of the records in the data set.

Formats

Code:

1. Fixed-length (F)
2. Variable-length (V)
3. ASCII variable-length (D)
4. Undefined-length (U).

Blocked records are specified as

Code:

1. Fixed Block - FB
2. Variable Block - VB or DB

Spanned records are specified as

Code:

1. VS
2. VBS
3. DS
4. DBS

You can also specify the records as fixed-length standard by using FS or FBS. You can request track overflow for records other than standard format by adding a T to the RECFM parameter (for example, by coding FBT). Track overflow is ignored for PDSEs.

Control Characters

Optional Control Characters

Thanks,
Phantom

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