Specifying input parameters
Options
Default
Syntax
Options
Default
RECORD LENGTH
parameter: points
to note
2-38
Table 2-40. RECORD FORMAT parameter options
Option
Definition
type
The following types are available for the record format:
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BIN
RECORD LENGTH
Specifies the length of the longest record.
RECORD LENGTH = value
Table 2-41. RECORD LENGTH parameter options and
Option
Definition
value
Specifies in bytes the length of the longest logical record.
The value is an integer from 12 to 12288 for the DP EPS.
Online: 150
Offline: 133
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When you change the LINE DATA parameter to a value
greater than the default value, you must also change the
RECORD LENGTH parameter accordingly. Otherwise, the
data is truncated to the length that was specified in the initial
JDL.
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You cannot use print position indexing for online processing if
you specify a LENGTH greater than 150.
and definitions
BIN (binary)
DEC (decimal)
PACK (packed with no sign)
PKSG (packed with sign)
definitions
Using LCDS Print Description Language