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How do I set maximum input record length?
The problem is with DOS sort, that is being called from the Perl program using the system command. DOS sort has a record limit default of 4096 bytes and errors when that is exceeded without specifying a new record length with /rec switch. Here is an example of how to set that option... @args =... -
How do I set maximum input record length?
Additional fields where added to the input file (varible length containing multiple records of different data). I've added them to the unpack definition but let me check other sections of the program. It is also doing a sort so that may be where the problem lies. I'll post another update once... -
How do I set maximum input record length?
I'm really new to Perl and getting this error, 'Input record exceeds maximum length. Specify larger maximum.', after adding new fields to an inbound field. Is there an easy solution to this problem? I'm not finding much information in the Perl manual on fixing this problem. Thank you for any...
