Record parts

A record part defines a sequence of fields and is the basis of a record, which is a variable whose allocated memory conforms to the format of the related record part.

EGL provides two categories of record parts:
Fixed
A fixed record part defines a set of fields whose length is known at generation time. Fixed records are used primarily for accessing VSAM files, MQSeries® messages queues, and other sequential files. For details, see Fixed record parts.
Non-fixed
A non-fixed record part defines a set of fields whose length is not necessarily known at generation time. For details, see Non-fixed record parts.

Related concepts
DataItem part
Fixed record parts
Fixed structure
Non-fixed record parts
Parts
Record types and properties
Resource associations and file types
Typedef

Related tasks
Setting the default build descriptors
Setting preferences for the EGL editor

Related reference
EGL source format
Data initialization
Primitive types

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