Changing Logical Record Length
Changing Logical Record Length Example
Scenario - Create new PS file with length 70 different input file length 80.
Input PS File - MATEPK.IEBGENER.INPUTPS
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
E0001 EMPLOYEE1 DIR LOC1 0000100000
E0002 EMPLOYEE2 MGR DEPT1 LOC1 0000080000
E0003 EMPLOYEE3 MGR DEPT2 LOC2 0000075000
E0004 EMPLOYEE4 TL DEPT1 LOC1 0000050000
E0005 EMPLOYEE5 SSE DEPT1 LOC1 0000045000
E0006 EMPLOYEE6 SE DEPT1 LOC1 0000034000
E0007 EMPLOYEE7 SSE DEPT2 LOC2 0000046000Code -
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6
//MATEPKP JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,
// MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//***********************************************************
//* COPY INPUT PS DATA TO NEW PS FILE BY CHANGING LENGTH
//***********************************************************
//STEP10 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUT1 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBGENER.INPUTPS,DISP=SHR
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBGENER.OUTPUTPS,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=(TRK,(10,10),RLSE),
// UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=DEVHD4,
// DCB=(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,LRECL=70,BLKSIZE=700)
//SYSIN DD *
GENERATE MAXFLDS=1
RECORD FIELD=(70,1,,1)
/*Output - MATEPK.IEBGENER.OUTPUTPS
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7
E0001 EMPLOYEE1 DIR LOC1 0000100000
E0002 EMPLOYEE2 MGR DEPT1 LOC1 0000080000
E0003 EMPLOYEE3 MGR DEPT2 LOC2 0000075000
E0004 EMPLOYEE4 TL DEPT1 LOC1 0000050000
E0005 EMPLOYEE5 SSE DEPT1 LOC1 0000045000
E0006 EMPLOYEE6 SE DEPT1 LOC1 0000034000
E0007 EMPLOYEE7 SSE DEPT2 LOC2 0000046000Explaining Example -
- SYSUT1 DD maps the input data set (MATEPK.IEBGENER.INPUTPS).
- SYSUT2 DD specifies the output file MATEPK.IEBGENER.OUTPUTPS with record length 70.
- SYSIN DD specifies the control card as DUMMY to identify no control statements are used.