RECFM

(Non-VSAM data sets only.) The RECFM keyword specifies the record format for a non-VSAM data set.

Syntax

>>-+------------------+----------------------------------------><
   '-RECFM=-+-U-----+-'
            +-UA----+
            +-UM----+
            +-UT----+
            +-UTA---+
            +-UTM---+
            +-V-----+
            +-VA----+
            +-VM----+
            +-VB----+
            +-VBA---+
            +-VBM---+
            +-VS----+
            +-VSA---+
            +-VSM---+
            +-VT----+
            +-VTA---+
            +-VTM---+
            +-VBS---+
            +-VBSA--+
            +-VBSM--+
            +-VBT---+
            +-VBTA--+
            +-VBTM--+
            +-VBST--+
            +-VBSTA-+
            +-VBSTM-+
            +-F-----+
            +-FA----+
            +-FM----+
            +-FB----+
            +-FBA---+
            +-FBM---+
            +-FT----+
            +-FTA---+
            +-FTM---+
            +-FBT---+
            +-FBTA--+
            +-FBTM--+
            +-FS----+
            +-FSA---+
            +-FSM---+
            +-FBS---+
            +-FBSA--+
            +-FBSM--+
            +-D-----+
            +-DA----+
            +-DB----+
            +-DBA---+
            +-DS----+
            +-DSA---+
            +-DBS---+
            '-DBSA--'

RECFM=U|UA|UM|UT|UTA|UTM|V|VA|VM|VB|VBA|VBM|VS|VSA| VSM|VT|VTA|VTM|VBS|VBSA|VBSM|VBT|VBTA|VBTM|VBST|VBSTA| VBSTM|F|FA|FM|FB|FBA|FBM|FT|FTA|FTM|FBT|FBTA|FBTM|FS| FSA|FSM|FBS|FBSA|FBSM|D|DA|DB|DBA|DS|DSA|DBS|DBSA

Operands

D: ASCII variable-length.
DA: ASCII variable-length (ANSI format).
DB: ASCII variable-length (blocked).
DBA: ASCII variable-length (blocked, ANSI format).
DBS: ASCII variable-length (blocked, spanned).
DBSA: ASCII variable-length (blocked, spanned, ANSI format).
DS: ASCII variable-length (spanned).
DSA: ASCII variable-length (spanned, ANSI format).
F: Fixed length.
FA: Fixed length (ANSI format).
FB: Fixed length (blocked).
FBA: Fixed length (blocked, ANSI format).
FBM: Fixed length (blocked, machine code format).
FBS: Fixed length (blocked, standard blocks).
FBSA: Fixed length (blocked, standard blocks, ANSI format).
FBSM: Fixed length (blocked, standard blocks, machine code format).
FBT: Fixed length (blocked, track overflow).
FBTA: Fixed length (blocked, track overflow, ANSI format).
FBTM: Fixed length (blocked, track overflow, machine code format).
FM: Machine code format.
FS: Fixed length (standard blocks).
FSA: Fixed length (standard blocks, ANSI format).
FSM: Fixed length (standard blocks, machine code format).
FT: Fixed length (track overflow).
FTA: Fixed length (track overflow, ANSI format).
FTM: Fixed length (track overflow, machine code format).
U: Undefined-length.
UA: Undefined-length (ANSI format).
UM: Undefined-length (machine code format).
UT: Undefined-length (track overflow).
UTA: Undefined-length (track overflow, ANSI format).
UTM: Undefined-length (track overflow, machine code format).
V: Variable length.
VA: Variable length (ANSI format).
VB: Variable length (blocked).
VBA: Variable length (blocked, ANSI format).
VBM: Variable length (blocked, machine code format).
VBS: Variable length (blocked, spanned).
VBSA: Variable length (blocked, spanned, ANSI format).
VBSM: Variable length (blocked, spanned, machine code format).
VBST: Variable length (blocked, spanned, track overflow).
VBSTA: Variable length (blocked, spanned, track overflow, ANSI format).
VBSTM: Variable length (blocked, spanned, track overflow, machine code format).
VBT: Variable length (blocked, track overflow).
VBTA: Variable length (blocked, track overflow, ANSI format).
VBTM: Variable length (blocked, track overflow, machine code format).
VM: Variable length (machine code format).
VS: Variable length (spanned).
VSA: Variable length (spanned, ANSI format).
VSM: Variable length (spanned, machine code format).
VT: Variable length (track overflow).
VTA: Variable length (track overflow, ANSI format).
VTM: Variable length (track overflow, machine code format).

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE, EXTEND, UNALLOCATE, STOW, and CATCHECK.

JCL equivalent

DD01 DD RECFM=FB

Data class equivalent

Recfm.

Example

RECFM=V