RECORD_FORMAT

Specifies the record format of a data set created on an IBM mainframe. This corresponds to the JCL RECFM subparameter.

Range: The range of values is listed in the following table:

Value	Description	Record Length	Comment
F	Fixed unblocked	The same length as the data set
FA	Fixed unblocked ANSI	The same length as the data set	Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters
FB	Fixed blocked	Fixed	Fixed record length with multiple records per block
FBA	Fixed blocked ANSI	Fixed	Multiple records per block where these records contain ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters
FBS	Fixed blocked spanned	Fixed	Multiple records per block written as standard blocks
FM	Fixed unblocked machine	The same length as the data set	Contains machine code control characters
FS	Fixed unblocked spanned	The same length as the data set	Written as standard blocks where these records do not contain any truncated blocks or unfilled tracks
U	Undefined	Undefined
V	Variable unblocked	Variable
VA	Variable unblocked ANSI	Variable	Contains ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters
VB	Variable blocked	Variable	Multiple records per block
VBA	Variable blocked ANSI	Variable	Multiple records per block where these records contain ISO/ANSI/FIPS control characters
VBM	Variable blocked machine	Variable	Multiple records per block where these records contain machine code control characters
VBS	Variable blocked spanned	Variable	May have multiple records per block where these records can span more than one block
VM	Variable unblocked machine	Variable	Contains machine code control characters
VS	Variable unblocked spanned	Variable	A record can span more than one block

Default: VB