RE: Variable Length Processing on AS400? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: RE: Variable Length Processing on AS400?
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:59:03 -0400
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In absolute terms there really is no such thing as variable length records
on the System i - unless you mean from tape?

A kind of variable length record was introduced to support COBOL users
migrating from mainframes many years ago.  It is implemented as record
consisting of zero to n fixed length fields followed by one (and one only)
variable length fields.  

Such files can be handled just fine by RPG but if the variable portion
contains multiple fields, you have to map them via a DS or via pointers or
substringing or ...

Jon Paris
Partner400

www.Partner400.com

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