SORT FIELDS=COPY
 OUTFIL FNAMES=VAROUT1,FTOV
 OUTFIL FNAMES=VAROUT2,FTOV,
   OUTREC=(20,8,35,10)
 OUTFIL FNAMES=VAROUT3,FTOV,VLTRIM=X'40'

This example illustrates several ways to convert a fixed-length record data set to a variable-length record data set using the FTOV parameter of OUTFIL.

The input data set has an RECFM=FB and LRECL=60.

• The first OUTFIL statement converts the fixed-length input data set to a variable-length OUTFIL data set associated with ddname VAROUT1. VAROUT1 will have RECFM=VB and LRECL=64. All of its records will be 64 bytes long (4-byte RDW plus 60-byte input record).
• The second OUTFIL statement converts the fixed-length input data set to a variable-length OUTFIL data set associated with ddname VAROUT2. OUTREC is used to select two input fields for the output records, bytes 20-27 and bytes 35-44. VAROUT2 will have RECFM=VB and LRECL=22. All of its records will be 22 bytes long (4-byte RDW plus 8-byte input field plus 10-byte input field).
• The third OUTFIL statement converts the fixed-length input data set to a variable-length OUTFIL data set associated with ddname VAROUT3. VAROUT3 will have RECFM=VB and LRECL=64. VLTRIM=X'40' is used to remove the trailing blanks from the variable-length output records. The records can vary from 5 bytes long to 64 bytes long depending on the number of trailing blanks in each record.