Try adding ASCII to the end of the BUILD BUILD TESTFILE;REC=-256,,F,ASCII Ray Shahan "Life is what happens while you're busy making plans", John Lennon > -----Original Message----- > From: Gibson Nichols [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:47 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: BUILD with rec= negitive number displays as WORDS in listf > > When I build a file I specify the record length in bytes. But the display > in LISTF is in WORDS. > I realize that 256 bytes equals 128 words; however, the programmers see a > difference and > wish to avoid any differences in some test they are running. > > So, how do I control either the BUILD or the LISTF commands to be > consistent. > > :LISTF TESTFILE,2 > Non-existent file. (CIERR 907) > :BUILD TESTFILE;REC=-256 > :LISTF TESTFILE,2 > ACCOUNT= XXX GROUP= PUB > > FILENAME CODE ------------LOGICAL RECORD----------- ----SPACE---- > SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX > > TESTFILE 128W FB 0 1023 1 0 0 * > > > : > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *