Specifies the default format of files.
Syntax:
>>-.---.--RECMODE--"format"----------------><
+-/-+
Parameters:
-
format
- One of:
- F
- Fixed-length record format.
- V
- Variable-length record format.
- OSVS, VSC21, VSC22
- Fixed or variable depending on a file's record definitions. If all record definitions for the file have the same length and are fixed length, the file is fixed-length record format. Otherwise it is variable-length record format.
- COB370, ENTCOBOL, MVS, OS390, VSC23, VSC24
- Fixed or variable length depending on the file's record definitions. If all record definitions for the file are the same length, and are fixed length and/or the FD entry has a RECORD CONTAINS x CHARACTERS clause, the file is fixed-length record format. Otherwise it is variable-length record format.
Properties:
| Default: |
RECMODE"F" (Dialect) |
| Phase: |
Syntax check |
| $SET: |
Initial |
Dependencies:
RECMODE"VSC22" set at end by CMPR2.
Comments:
For an individual file this directive is overridden if the FD contains either a RECORD IS VARYING phrase (which specifies variable format) or a RECORDING MODE clause.