Try:

   :FILE WIDELIST = $STDLIST; REC=-132,16,V,ascii
   ...
   :run sort.pub.sys;stdlist = *WIDELIST
   ...

Err 43: write exceeds record size.  The "-132,16,V" ("V" is important)
should allow writes up to 132 * 16 bytes...you probably had a line of
134 or more characters.

>  97 +-F-I-L-E---I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N---D-I-S-P-L-A-Y+
>  98 !  FILE NAME IS $STDLIST                         !
>  99 !  FOPTIONS: SYS,ASCII,$STDLIST,V,CCTL,DEQ,SPF   !
> 100 !            NOLABEL                             !
> 101 !  AOPTIONS: OUTPUT,NOMR,NOLOCK,SEMI,BUF,MULTI   !
> 102 !            WAIT,NOCOPY                         !
> 103 !  DEVICE TYPE: 32     DEVICE SUBTYPE: 14        !
> 104 !  LDEV: 16384    DRT: 0         UNIT: 0         !
> 105 !  RECORD SIZE: 133    BLOCK SIZE: 134   (BYTES) !
...
> 113 !  ERROR NUMBER: 43    RESIDUE: 0                !
> 115 +------------------------------------------------+
>
> Directing the $STDLIST of sort to $null 'fixes' the problem (Not a fix that
> I particularly like but it will do for now).


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