The suggested RFE is that RECFM be allowed so that a job can contain a mix of F and V in-stream datasets. Of course, that's only if there's a business case.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:04 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Variable length records for SYSIN data sets On Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:43:48 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >I see the confusion. The only way to have a RECFM=V instream data set is if >the internal reader for the job was RECFM=V. > Indeed. Suggested RFE: Simply allocate the INTRDR with attributes same as the input file. Strangely, LRECL is accepted on DD *. It appears to have no effect. (Verify by experimenting with SYMBOLS=JCLONLY and extending a record. I went to SR with this; REJ USER.) RECFM is prohibited. But empirically, I've found it more complicated: o If no record image exceeds 80 bytes, SYSIN appears as FB,80 o If all record images are equal length, SYSIN appears as FB. o Otherwise, if JES2 SYSIN appears as VB. I've not found documentation of this; I may have submitted an RCF. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
