RECTYPE

Define the type of records to write to a file

 

 

 

VSupported on OpenVMS
RECTYPE:record_type

Arguments

record_type

One of the following values: (n)

0 = Undefined record format

1 = Fixed-length records

2 = Variable-length records

3 = VFC (variable-fixed control)

4 = Stream format records

5 = Stream format records with line-feed carriage control

6 = Stream format records with carriage-return carriage control

Discussion

The RECTYPE qualifier enables you to specify the type of records that are written to a file.

By default, OpenVMS creates variable-length records for sequential and print files, and fixed-length records for ISAM, relative, and block mode files.

See also

OPEN statement