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List:       mumps-l
Subject:    Re: WRITING LARGE RECORDS IN DSM?
From:       Jim Stevens <jim.stevens () larrynet ! com>
Date:       1997-05-30 14:34:53
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Tim Bresnahan wrote:
>
> RDMOLEEN wrote:
> >
> > Looking to write large records (approx. 1000 chars.) to a flat file in DSM
> > MUMPS for another system that needs the large records.  Can't figure out
> > how to get beyond the DSM max of 512 characters without a new record being
> > started.  Any help appreciated. Thanks R.M.
>
> What medium are you using to send to the other system? I do large
> records to VMS files and tapes using the record length of 500 and doing
> multiple writes out per record. The receiving entity will have no
> problem picking up the data...Tim
Did you look at the DSM manual options for the OPEN and USE commands??
I use GTM not DSM but have no problem as GTM provides the qualifiers to
open and use large file sizes.

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