VARLEN (Variable-Length User Data) Keyword for Intersystem Communications Function Files --Example

Figure 432 shows how to specify the VARLEN keyword.

Figure 432. Specifying the VARLEN Keyword

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A          R RCD                       VARLEN(&LENFLD);
A            DATAFLD    32760A
A            LENFLD         5S  P
A

On an output operation to RCD, the length of the data in DATAFLD that is sent across the line will be the length set in LENFLD.