The record lengths list is a linked list containing the input and output record lengths. You must be aware of the possible change in record size during run-time (for example, with an E15 user exit).

The input and output record lengths are sent to the EFS program for informational use only. DFSORT ignores any changes to the values made to the record lengths list returned by the EFS program.

DFSORT frees any storage it acquired for the record lengths list. The format of the record lengths list is: