Re: Assigning the actual length of a variable length field. -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Assigning the actual length of a variable length field.
From: Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:05:58 -0600 (CST)
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I start with a file that is 1k but end up with a file that is 64k even
though the data string (input and output) is less than 500 bytes.

My fixed length field is 64512. I have a varying field also defined as
64512 long max. I know that equates to the 64k I'm seeing, but I want to
only write the data into the varying field, and have it only occupy the
space required (ie 1k).

Are you using the write() API? or the fwrite() API? or the fputs() API?or how are you writing this data?

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