Xerox 701P21091 manual Block Format, Block Length

Specifying input parameters

BLOCK FORMAT

Specifies the recording mode of the block length field.

Syntax BLOCK FORMAT = type

Options

Table 2-7. BLOCK FORMAT parameter options and definitions

Option	Definition
type	Type of recording mode of the block length field. The following types are
	available:
	•	BIN (binary)
	•	DEC (decimal)
	• PACK (packed with no sign)
	• PKSG (packed with sign)

BLOCK LENGTH

Specifies the longest physical block that is being processed.

Syntax BLOCK LENGTH = value

Options

Table 2-8. BLOCK LENGTH parameter options and definitions

	Option	Definition
	value	Specifies the length, in bytes, of the longest physical block (an integer in the
		range 12 to 24,576 bytes).
	Default	1330
BLOCK LENGTH		• The maximum block size that may be processed (up to
parameter: points		24,576 bytes) depends on the available task memory and the
	to note	processing features that are invoked. The Tape Client is able
		to allocate at least one input buffer for offline tape jobs when
		the tapes are written in maximum size blocks.
		• The LENGTH parameter may be overridden by ANSI or IBM
		OS/Standard labels that specify block length.

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