Looks like it's utilizing only those DCB parameters that are support for SYSIN datasets, and RECFM is not one of them.
________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Peter Vels <peter.v...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: Re: Variable length records for SYSIN data sets Try this: //INFILE DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.VB.FILE // DD *,DCB=MY.VB.FILE Peter On Fri, 29 Oct 2021 at 08:57, John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> wrote: > IIRC: > > //DD1 DD DSN=SOME.VB.DSN,DISP=SHR > // DD *,RECFM=VB,LRECL=??? /* LRECL FROM ABOVE > //* > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 4:11 PM Frank Swarbrick < > frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > I have a goal to concatenate a data set of variable length records > > (RECFM=VB,LRECL=204) with an instream data set of fixed length > characters. > > My though was to add RECFM=V to my instream DD, i.e.: > > //INFILE DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.VB.FILE > > // DD *,RECFM=V,LRECL=204 > > > > The RECFM is rejected as being conflicting with a SYSIN dataset: > > IEFC009I KEYWORD RECFM IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH KEYWORD SYSIN ON THE DD > > STATEMENT > > > > And yet the following section of the manual, "SYSIN data set" has > > discussion of SYSIN data sets where "the record format is variable": > > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=ssds-sysin-data-set > > > > But how do I actually make the SYSIN dataset variable length? > > > > I do realize there are probably other options to accomplish my task, but > > this is bugging me. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
