LRECL (FTP client and server) statement

Use the LRECL statement to specify the size of the logical records in a data set.

Server: This setting applies when creating files on the server's system. For example, with a PUT subcommand.
Client: This setting applies when creating files on the client's system. For example, with a GET subcommand.

Syntax


          .-256----.   
>>-LRECL--+--------+-------------------------------------------><
          '-length-'

length: The size of the records in a data set. The valid range is 0 - 32 760 or x. The default is 256. x corresponds to a length of 32 768.

The record size attribute can be obtained from an SMS data class using the DATACLASS configuration statement, from a model data set using the DCBDSN configuration statement, or from the LRECL statement.
Use LRECL without a size if you have:
- Specified a DATACLASS statement and want to use the record size from the data class, or
- Specified a DCBDSN statement and want to use the record size from the model data set.
If you specify a DATACLASS, a DCBDSN, and LRECL without size, the value from the model data set is used.
To override the record size attribute from the DATACLASS or DCBDSN settings:
- Specify LRECL with a value other than 0, or
- Do not specify the LRECL statement, and use the default.
If you specify no value for length, FTP does not specify the size of the records in a data set.