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RECFM

Specifies the format of the input or output records.

Note: Supported by the following mfims imsdbu functions:

Add
Load
Unload

Syntax:

>>----RECFM--(format)------><

Parameters:

format

The format of the input (Add and Load functions) or output (Unload function) records. One of:

V: Records are variable length. With LAYOUT(G), each record is prefixed with a 2-byte record length (LL) and the file is in the same format as created by the VRECGEN utility. With LAYOUT(S), files are in Micro Focus record sequential format.
F: Records are a fixed length. Requires the LRECL directive to specify the record length.

Properties:

Default:

RECFM(V)

Comments:

The RECFM directive is only used when LAYOUT(G) or LAYOUT(S) is specified. It is not required and is ignored when LAYOUT(D) or LAYOUT(I) is specified.