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Specifying input parameters
Using LCDS Print Description Language 2-41
Options
Default 0
RECORD STRUCTURE
Specifies the general record structure of the input data.
Syntax RECORD STRUCTURE = structure-type
Options
Default FB
RECORD command: Points to note
Note the following when using the RECORD command:
• LTHFLD, OFFSET, FORMAT, and PREAMBLE parameters
The values for these parameters may be overridden if
STRUCTURE is changed as the result of ANSI or IBM OS/
Standard label processing.
• CONSTANT and STRUCTURE parameters
Table 2-46. RECORD PREAMBLE parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
length An integer in the range of 0 to the record length that specifies the number of
bytes from the first byte of the tape record to the first byte of the first logical
record
Table 2-47. RECORD STRUCTURE parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
structure-type Type of structure of the record. 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)