variable length Sequential file issue

FranklinE · Post by **FranklinE** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:00 pm

It's important to specify the operating system and file manager where your EBCDIC files are being written. The FAQ offers some general advice concerning writing to mainframe files, but without knowing your environment I can't know if it would be valid.

As a quick guess: allocate your destination file first, and send to it under the settings you will find in the FAQ. If my guess is correct, and you have a dataset catalog, this will ensure correct formatting of your data.

Poornagirija · Post by **Poornagirija** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:45 pm

Hi Frankline,
Thanks for your reply.

Our OS is AIX. I have read through your FAQ. This is myfirst requirment related with mainframe so I find it difficult to understand.

I have tried setting Record type = variable and format = VB in sequential stage .
I don't have clue how to indicate the actual record length?

Can you please help me on that?

Poornagirija · Post by **Poornagirija** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:46 am

Hi,
When we approached IBM support team for this we came to know PX only supports VR on import and does not support variable record format on export .

Hopefully this will be fixed in DS v9.1.

FranklinE · Post by **FranklinE** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:58 am

I'm glad you found your answer. I didn't reply again because I didn't know what to think of it.