[Info-vax] MAX record size in a sequential file

[JF Mezei]

StGallen wrote:
>
> QUESTION:
> How does RMS come up with a value of 32767 for the Longest Record?

It is a default value because RMS doesn't keep track of the longest
record length in the file as this is basically a raw data file which is
interpreted by RMS at run time to emulate records.

The real limit on record size will be defined by your bufquo (buffer
quota) which limits the size of any individual IO. If you have a record
in the file that is longer than your bugquo, the read will fail.