Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding the EOF and the FLIMIT on variable length files.

I am tracking the 'fullness' of data files on a daily basis, reporting those
that are over say 80% full (eof >80% or flimit). However, occasionally I get
a situation with a variable length file such as the following...

FILENAME  CODE  ------------LOGICAL RECORD-----------  ----SPACE----
                  SIZE  TYP        EOF      LIMIT R/B  SECTORS #X MX

ACC1010C          230B  VA        3564       1000   1      512  2  *


In this example, due to my calculation, the file is reported as being 356%
full! However, using FCOPY, I have been able to confirm that this file can
absorb up to 11000 records of a similar type, so it really doesn't need to
be reported at this point.

My question is:

"Is there a calculation I can use to determine the maximum number of records
a VA type file can contain, therefore enabling me to only report this file
when it is approaching that limit?"

Regards,

David
(+44 171 658 5452)


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