BIN

Synopsis

HELP:   Format elements as binary data (block/records)
TYPE:   OBJECT
SYNTAX: BIN(BUFSIZ=num,RECCNT=num,REGEXP())

Description

The object "format binary" simply concatenates the data of each element to a binary stream. If the elements are records, then the record length and other attributes are still available in the data list.

Arguments

• NUMBER: BUFSIZ=num - Initial buffer size for preallocation [65536]
• NUMBER: RECCNT=num - Initial amount of records for preallocation [128]