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Example - Record Format - D - IBM Documentation
Example - Record Format - D - IBM Documentation
The following figure is based on these settings: D-type Code ASCII, deblocks (*D).
OBP is an optional block prefix. The buffer offset (BUFOFSET) parameter, for the tape file, specifies the
optional block prefix that can vary in length from 00 to 99. The OBP length must be constant for all
blocks in the file. Each record can also contain an optional control character.
Parent topic:
Record formats
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