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i have a variable block which is used in my cobol program
as input file having records of 4080 after compilation
while runing the program im getiing file attribut mismatch
and it is saying tht the record length of the file is 4084
can any one knw the answer how to reslove it ?
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Answer / ravi
For Variable length file(VB) first 4 characters are used to
store the length of each record. So if your record contains
4080 then actual length is 4080 + 4 = 4084.
So to resolve abend --- increase record length to 4084.
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Answer / neha
And in addition to Ravi's answer you also have to mention
file as variable while defining the file.
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