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vrdhrjnbb
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REG: DCB

Post by vrdhrjnbb » Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:48 pm

Hi all,

On my JCL,
// DCB=(LRECL=127,RECFM=FB)

to get file of record length of 127, but I am getting 129 lenght file.

file info:
Organization . . . : PS
Record format . . . : FB
Record length . . . : 129
Block size . . . . : 27993
1st extent cylinders: 2

Could anyone help me on this??

Thanks in advance.
vrdhrjn
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MrSpock
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Post by MrSpock » Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:53 pm

Sounds like your program overrides whatever you specify in the JCL.
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Post by DikDude » Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:56 am

How do hyou know the proper length is 127?

Do you have a comple listing that shows this length?

It could help if you post all of the JCL for the problem step.
Have a good one
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