Re: Variable Length Processing on AS400?

Using IFS you can proccess variable lenght records also

Peter Levy wrote:

It can process records with variable length fields, but not variable length records. 
Record lengths are fixed. (If I recall correctly there's an "H"-spec keyword 
you have to specify too.)

When defining such fields you're required to specify a minimum and maximum 
length. Under the covers the system allocates a minimum amount of storage for 
variable length fields in every record. If the data goes over the minimum then 
the maximum length is allocated in (for lack of a better phrase) an over-flow 
section. In your RPG program every variable length field is defined with the 
maximum length.

----- Original Message ----- From: fbocch2595@xxxxxxx To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:14 AM Subject: Variable Length Processing on AS400?

Hi, can the AS400 process variable length records using RPG? I'm told it can not. ________________________________________________________________________

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