Write each record in new line using ZFile To write into a file?

Question

I have a Java batch job and I am writing into a file in the writer.

I am writing into a MVS Dataset and using ZFile's write(byte[] buf) to write into the file.

However instead of writing each record in a new line it is being written in the same line (even though there is a "\n" in the Java string at the end). Is there any parameter that needs to be passed for this?

The recfm is fb and type is record. The record length is 80, but all records may not be of length 80

String pdsName = ZFile.getSlashSlashQuotedDSN("A.B.C.D");
try {
    //  dsnFile = new ZFile(pdsName ,"wb,type=record,recfm=fb,lrecl=80,noseek");                
} catch (ZFileException e) {                    
    e.printStackTrace();
}

for(Object o: listOfStrings){
    String s = (String)o;
    try {
        dsnFile.write(s.getBytes());
    } catch (ZFileException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

@FazilHussain Were you able to get each record on a new line, I am stuck with the same problem. — User2709, Oct 10 '16 at 11:00
@User2709 i had to pad all strings with spaces to meet the record length — Fazil Hussain, Oct 10 '16 at 17:16
@FazilHussain thanks, I could get that working by adding a \n and calling flush() after writing each line to the file. — User2709, Oct 12 '16 at 06:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '19 at 05:55

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you are trying to open output file in "Write Binary" format. you can try to use "Write Text" instead

    dsnFile = new ZFile(pdsName ,"wt,recfm=fb,lrecl=80,blksize=0");

answered Jul 15 '19 at 05:55

VadimKo

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