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Which is default record format(RECFM)?
a)F b)FB
c)V d)VB

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: December 19, 2006     Asked by: its_saru 
  
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October 09, 2006 15:45:26   #1  
keerthi kiran Member Since: October 2006   Contribution: 3    

RE: Which is default record format(RECFM)?a)F ...
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December 19, 2006 09:12:32   #2  
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hi...... the default option is F OR FB both of them mean that t record is FIXED BLOCK Regards AJAY
 
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The JOB statement is the first in a JCL stream. Its format is // jobname, keyword JOB, accounting information in brackets and keywords, MSGCLASS, MSGLEVEL, NOTIFY, CLASS, etc.  
Latest Answer : Notify is misspelled in the answer. ...

The EXEC statement identifies the program to be executed via a PGM=program name keyword. Its format is //jobname EXEC PGM=program name. The PARM= keyword can be used to pass external values to the executing 
Latest Answer : EXEC statement refers to a PROGRAM or a PROCEDURE to be executed Syntax: //stepname    EXEC   PGM=pgm-name,parametersOR //stepname     EXEC    procedure-name,parametersParameters are1.Positional(pgm-name,procedure name) 2.Keyword (PARM,REGION,ACCT,COND,TIME) ...

What are the keywords associated with DCB? How can you specify DCB information? What is the OS precedence for obtaining that DCB information, ie. where does the system look for it first?
The keywords associated with the DCB parameter are LRECL, RECFM, BLKSIZE and DSORG. The DCB information can be supplied in the DD statement. The sysem looks for DCB information in the program code first. 

DCB stands for data control block; it is a keyword for the DD statement used to describe datasets. Keywords associated with it are BLKSIZE, DEN, LRECL and RECFM.  
Latest Answer : DCB parameter is used to provide file characteristics to use in completing Data control Block(DCB) for a datasetSyntax1. DCB=(subparameter,subparameter,..)2.DCB=dsname3.DCB=*.DDname4.DCB=*.stepname.ddname5.DCB=*.stepname.procstepname.ddnamesubparameter ...

What is the advantage of coding RECFM=F over RECFM=FB.I know the concept that RECFM=FB is fast, easily accessable due to the fact that FEW (not 1 records) records are allocated to each BLOCK. Then who would like to specify RECFM=F? And why?
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What does a sysin in ICEMAN utility do? what does Sort fields=copy coded in the sysin mean?SCBSM10E EXEC PGM=ICEMAN //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=V //SORTLIB DD DSN=SORT.SORTLIB,DISP=SHR //SORTIN DD DSN=&&CB10AWDS,DISP= (OLD,DELETE) //SORTOUT DD DSN=&&CB10ASRT,DISP= (,PASS),SPACE=(CYL,(2,1),RLSE), // UNIT=TEMP,DCB= (RECFM=FB,LRECL=90,BLKSIZE=0)//SORTWK01 DD UNIT=TEMP,SPACE= (CYL,3,,CONTIG) //SORTWK02 DD UNIT=TEMP,SPACE= (CYL,3,,CONTIG) //SORTWK03 DD UNIT=TEMP,SPACE= (CYL
Read Answers (2) | Asked by : Lavanya

Latest Answer : hi...... the default option is F OR FB both of them mean that t record is FIXED BLOCK Regards ...
Read Answers (2) | Asked by : its_saru

Latest Answer : TIME parameter sets a CPU time limit for an entire job when you code it on JOB statement.A default time limit is set by the installation.TIME=1440 or TIME=NOLIMIT eliminates any CPU time limit.TIME=MAXIMUM allow the job to run the max. time which is 357,912min. ...
Read Answers (2) | Asked by : M.Siranjeevi

Latest Answer : Fixed records have a fixed record lengthVariable records have variable length. The length of the record is recorded in the first 4 bytes of each record.Blocked vs unblocked - Blocked means it is formated into a series of records. I/o is done on the ...
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Latest Answer : It is not possible to lock a perticular record in a file. We can lock the entire dataset using DISP=(OLD,...)If it is a VSAM file we can use READ with UPDATE option, that way we can lock the perticular record... ...
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