HELP: Use host format (LLxx) for the length field TYPE: OBJECT SYNTAX: HOST(ENDIAN=SYSTEM/BIG/LITTLE/LOCAL,EXCLUDE)
The object defines the 4 byte host specific format (LLxx) of the length field. This format uses the first 16 bits as integer in big endian or little endian byte order to represent the record length including or excluding the record length field itself and the last 16 bits are set to zero when writing and ignored when reading.
For example, a record with 136 bytes content has a default length field (big endian, inclusive) of:
x'008D0000'
The default conforms to the length fields used by the data management system of MVS.
NUMBER: ENDIAN=SYSTEM/BIG/LITTLE/LOCAL - Byte order [BIG ENDIAN] for first 16 Bit
SYSTEM - Byte order of the default logical system
BIG - Big endian byte order
LITTLE - Little endian byte order
LOCAL - Byte order of the real physical system
SWITCH: EXCLUDE - Record length field not part of the length value [OFF]