You need to use the "deblock" option, eg:

:FILE INPUT;DEV=DISC;REC=-1230,1,U,ASCII (assume 123 bytes per record, 10
records per block)
:FILE OUTPUT;DEV=TAPE;REC=-123,60,F,ASCII
:FCOPY FROM=*INPUT;TO=*OUTPUT;DEBLOCK=-123

Whenever copying files with odd-byte record lengths, you need to use the
"deblock" option of fcopy, otherwise the output file will offshift by 1
character in every subseqent record.


At 04:43 PM 97/02/12 -0600, you wrote:
>It seems when I fcopy a file to tape that has an odd record width it
>seems to want to make it even.  I have a client that has to have the
>file in this width and I am having trouble - any suggestions?
>
>
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