Re: Variable Length Processing on AS400?

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 ----- 
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>  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:14 AM
>  Subject: Variable Length Processing on AS400? 
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>
>  Hi, can the AS400 process variable length records using RPG?  I'm told it can not.  
>   
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