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Region parameter

Postby pavanmf » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:46 pm

why region parameter is multiple of 4 ?
why it is rounded to nearest 4 multiple?
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Re: Region parameter

Postby steve-myers » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:02 pm

Storage is assigned and protected in 4K units. In other words, 4K, 8K, 12K and so on. That's why the REGION value is rounded to a 4K multiples.
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Re: Region parameter

Postby Anuj Dhawan » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:39 pm

AFAIK, It's not a rule.
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Re: Region parameter

Postby enrico-sorichetti » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:42 pm

quoting from he JCL bible
valueK
Specifies the required storage in kilobytes (1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes). The value is 1 through 7 decimal numbers, from 1 through 2096128. Code a multiple of 4. For example, code REGION=68K. If the value you code is not a multiple of 4, the system will round it up to the next multiple of 4.
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Re: Region parameter

Postby pavanmf » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:45 pm

Thanks for your information......
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