Image description: QSAM format-V records
This image depicts QSAM format-V block and record fields.
A format-V block has the following content:
- Block control field
- 4 bytes. The first 2 bytes contain the length of the block, including the 4-byte block control field. The second 2 bytes are reserved for system use.
- Variable records
- A sequence of variable-length records, each in the format described below for variable-length records.
A variable-length record has the following format:
- Record control field
- 4 bytes. The first 2 bytes contain the length of the record, including the 4-byte record control field. The second 2 bytes are reserved for system use.
- Data record
- The record area described by a COBOL level-01 record description.
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