Figure 6-12. Record Types

You can specify the format for records b y using one of the following:

HPFOPEN or FOPEN intrinsic

MPE/iX command :BUILD

MPE/iX command :FILE

Files residing on disc or magnetic tape can con tain records in an y of the three formats. F or ￿les on other devices, the File System o verrides any speci￿cations you supply for records and handles them as ha ving unde￿ned length.

A comparison of logical record formats is giv en in Table 6-5. For a detailed discussion of ￿xed-length, variable-length, and unde￿ned-length records, refer to Accessing Files Programmer's Guide (32650-90017).

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