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Pack Data Records (N/C/L)

Indicates whether or not record packing is to be used. Record packing can substantially improve performance.

NO

Specifies that no record packing is used. The data is sent unblocked.

LENGTH

Specifies that the records are to be packed into fixed‑size data transfer blocks. Each record within the block begins with a two‑byte long prefix which indicates the length of the record. The default block size is 2K, but it can be increased to 31K by using the MAXPACK parameter in the CA XCOM Data Transport Default Options Table or in the CA XCOM Data Transport control library (XCOMCNTL) member.

LENGTH packing should be selected when using CA XCOM Data Transport over TCP/IP.

CRLF

Specifies that the records are to be packed into blocks separated by a C(arriage)R(eturn)L(ine)F(eed) byte sequence.

CRLF packing can be used with text files only. It is used only when communicating with older releases of CA XCOM Data Transport on PC‑DOS and OS/2.

Default: N