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VB data set considerations z/OS DFSORT: Getting Started SC23-6880-00 |
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A record in a VB data set looks like this:
A record in a VB data set looks like this:
The RDW (Record Descriptor Word) is a 4-byte binary field with the length of the record in the first two bytes. Fixed data consists of data bytes that are present in every record. Variable data consists of one or more data bytes that may or may not be present in every record, so different records can have different lengths up to the maximum logical record length (LRECL) for the data set. |
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