XML Formats › Configuration File Structure › Transfer Record Parameters › Remote System Identification and Parameters › DCB Section › RECFM

RECFM

Defines the record format of the remote data set.

F

Fixed unblocked.

FA

Fixed unblocked ANSI. Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters.

FB

Fixed blocked with multiple records per block.

FBA

Fixed blocked ANSI with multiple records per block. Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters.

FBM

Fixed blocked machine with multiple records per block. Contains machine code control characters.

FBS

Fixed blocked spanned. Multiple records per block written as standard blocks.

FM

Fixed unblocked machine. Contains machine code control characters.

V

Variable unblocked.

VA

Variable unblocked ANSI. Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters.

VBA

Variable blocked ANSI with multiple records per block. Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters.

VBM

Variable blocked machine with multiple records per block. Contains machine code control characters.

VBS

Variable blocked spanned. Multiple records per block where the records can span more than one block.

VM

Variable unblocked machine. Contains machine code control characters

VS

Variable unblocked spanned. A record can span more than one block.

U

Undefined.

Default: Null