Re: Accessing random files with recl > 128

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From: Ofer Inbar
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 06:32

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gfadel@eng.clemson.edu (George Fadel) writes:
DOS 3.2).  The program runs under GWBASIC and opens a file with a recl
> 128.  (OPEN "XXXXXX.XXX" as #1 LEN=200) The program gives me an
error on a true IBM running DOS 4.0 under either BASICA or GWBASIC.

There are some options for the GWBASIC/BASICA command line dealing
with communications paramters.  I think you may have to explicitly set
some buffer to a value greater than 128, using one of these options.
I don't remember what the option is, maybe /C:num.  Look in your
manual, it's all documented.

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