_EDC_RRDS_HIDE_KEY

Applies to VSAM RRDS files opened in record mode. When this environment variable is set, you can call fread() with a pointer to a character string, and the Relative Record Number is not appended to the beginning of the record. The _EDC_RRDS_HIDE_KEY environment variable is set with the command
setenv("_EDC_RRDS_HIDE_KEY","Y",1);

By default, when you open a VSAM record in record mode, the fread() function is called with the RRDS record structure, and the record is preceded by the Relative Record Number.