On 26/11/2025 1:00 pm, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:17:15 +1100, Andrew Rowley wrote:
IBM also has another format for variable records used by the z/OSMF REST
API and ZOWE. The first 4 bytes are the length, i.e. the first 2 bytes
are zero for your typical MVS dataset.
How does it play with CKD DASD?
It doesn't, the DASD format is your normal MVS dataset. The z/OSMF
format is used when records are transmitted over HTTP. From there they
can be saved in regular files on a PC etc. For a PC It doesn't really
matter what format the record length is in, as long as it is there and
you know how to read it.
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Andrew Rowley
Black Hill Software
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