Nick asks:

> > >What are the KSAMXL limits concerning :
> > >- maximum record size
> > >- maximum number of records
> > >- maximum number of sectors

> Costas, while i don't KNOW the answers I believe that:
>
> 1.  Why should KSAMXL limits be any different than those for any
> other file?

Because KSAMXL has to keep key information in *addition* to the
user-supplied data all in one file.  Thus, it's clear at the outset
that the maximum number of records (of a given record size) will
be less for a KSAMXL file than for a flat file.  Remember, that
key information includes the B-tree (or whatever) structure/pointers!

Similarly, since there's extra code manipulating this, it's a
reasonable question to ask what the maximum record size is.

However, all of the questions can be answered by any user with a
little trial an error (e.g., repeated BUILD commands).
A minute or less would have shown that you can BUILD a flat
file *or* a KSAMXL file with a maximum record size of
16383 "words" or 32767 bytes.

I'll leave the other two for Costas to try. :)

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