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SPECIFYING INPUT PARAMETERS
4-24 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS PDL REFERENCE
STRUCTURE
This parameter specifies the general record structure of the input
data.
Syntax RECORD STRUCTURE =
option(s)
Options Table 4-32 lists the parameter option(s) and definition(s).
Points to note
Note the following when using the RECORD command:
• LENGTH
May be overridden by ANSI, IBM OS/Standard, or Honeywell
2000 COBOL labels that specify record length.
• LTHFLD, OFFSET, FORMAT, and PREAMBLE
The values for these may be overridden if STRUCTURE is
changed as the result of ANSI, IBM OS/Standard, or Honeywell
2000 COBOL label processing.
• CONSTANT and STRUCTURE
CONSTANT may be enabled as the result of STRUCTURE
being changed to U in label processing. However, no definition
is assumed for the constant string. The default must be zero, or
it must be defined in the job descriptor entry.
The LENGTH on a 4 by 3 packed format tape is the number of
6-bit bytes or characters in the record.
• LINE command, DATA parameter, and RECORD command
LENGTH parameter
When the DATA parameter of the LINE command is changed to
a value greater than the default value, the LENGTH parameter
of the RECORD command must also be changed accordingly.
(Refer to the “LINE command” section of the chapter
“Specifying output parameters” for additional information.)
Table 4-32. STRUCTURE parameter option(s) and definition(s)
Option(s) Definition(s)
structure-
type
May be any of the following:
• FB (fixed length blocked)
• F (fixed length)
• V (variable length)
• VB (variable length blocked)
• U (undefined length)
• UB (undefined length blocked)
For offline processing, the tape label contents may
override this parameter.
The default is FB.