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V

Use the V command to change the length of an existing variable length record. When you repeat (R), move (M), or copy (C) a record using a line command, the record length of the original record is used. Use the V command to modify the length of the repeated, moved, or copied record.

Follow this procedure from the Edit Data Set or Select Data Set to Process screens.

Follow these steps:

1. Type V on the command line or as a line command.

   The Edit Length Modification screen displays.

   Specify the record length and pad character.
   The pad character value can be BLANK, NULL, C'c', X'xx', or U'u'.
   Note: U'u' is the equivalent of the EBCDIC character 'u'.

2. Press Enter.

   The record length is set as specified. If the new length is shorter than the original length, the record is truncated to the new length.