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Re : U and V records
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Christian Lheureux <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:48:33 -0400
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Frank ,

U (undefined) records are rounded up to a multiple of sectors (256 bytes),
whereas V (variable) records are their exact length and can be blocked
together, since they have a 'length' field. Therefore U records will use
signioficantly more tape than V records. However, U records can be read
almost everywhere, not V records. Huh... life's made of choices and
compromises ...

Christian

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