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RECL = 2147483647
xwb, Thanks! I did not know that eventhough an INQUIRE said the file was Sequential, I could open it as Direct! Opening it as DIRECT with RECL 250 and then reading it as you suggested in a loop: Do I =1 , 50 read(10,fmt=50,rec=I)line2(I) if(line2(i)(1:3).ne."405") then goto 100 end if end... -
RECL = 2147483647
I am trying to read a Sequential file from a disk with one big physical record. Using INQUIRE I know it is a sequential file with a recl of 2147483647. The disk file is uploaded to an old mainframe system that apparently 'thinks' it is a tape file. The record contains formatted...
