[Info-vax] How Do You Define Record (Data Structure) Dummy Arguments in Subroutine Definitions in HP Basic for OpenVMS?

[Lee Gleason]

"Neil Rieck"  wrote in message 
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>I am assuming that "record size" in your question is referring to something 
>written to disk. This depends upon the file type (in RMS, text files can be 
>either "variable length" or "fixed"). Variable length >records can be used 
>in sequential files but not relative or indexed files. Click here to see 
>three simple little hacks:

  Although fixed length records are usually used with indexed and relative 
files, variable length records are supported for both indexed and relative 
files.  See "Guide to OpenVMS File Applications", section 2.1.2 .


"RMS supports four record formats:

Fixed-length format
Variable-length format
Variable-length with fixed-length control field (VFC) format
Stream format
The fixed-length and variable-length record formats are supported for all 
three file organizations. The variable-length with fixed-length control 
field (VFC) record format is supported only for sequential and relative 
files."




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