Software Reference Manual - NetEx

BFXDEF#BLOCK
Default value: 8192
Allowed values: up to 65535 (or 64K)
This parameter specifies the default block size to be used to move file data over the NetEx/IP
network. This value will be adjusted upwards by the BFX default record module if it is insufficient
to contain a logical record in the file. This value can be specified as BLOCK= nnnnn
where nnnnn is the number of bytes, or as BLOCK=nnK where nn*1024 byte blocks are selected.
The default is 8Kbytes.
Example:
BFXDEF#BLOCK(16000)
BFXDEF#BMOD
Default value: STANDARD
Allowed values: any name, up to 8 characters in length
This parameter specifies the alphabetic name of the default block module to be used for transferring
the file. The default is BMOD=STANDARD, which is a symbolic name that calls the
RBM or SBM BFX default block modules through the BFX MDT table.
Example:
BFXDEF#BMOD(STD4)
BFXDEF#BPARM
Default value: “” (none)
Allowed values: any character string, up to 64 bytes in length
This parameter specifies a default string of character parameters to be passed to the invoked
block module. This string, if provided, may be up to 64 characters in length. By default, a
string of all blanks is passed to the BMOD. The standard BFX block modules ignore the
BPARM. The string must be enclosed in apostrophes.
Example:
BFXDEF#BPARM(‘ABCD EFGH’)
BFXDEF#BUFFERS
Default value: 2
Allowed values: 1-255
This parameter specifies the default number of buffers to be used in staging data between the
block module and NETEX. The default is 2 buffers.
Example:
BFXDEF#BUFFERS(5)
BFXDEF#BUSYMAX
Default value: 300
Allowed values: 1-32000
This optional parameter (abbreviated BUS) specifies the maximum actual time (in seconds)
that the BFXTI or BFXTR program will wait for the offering program to be “not busy”, or for
the number of NETEX sessions to go below the limit. The program will try every CONTRY
seconds and will accept a “busy” or “MAXSESSIONS” indication a maximum of
BUSYMAX/CONTRY times before informing the user that the connection is not possible. If
omitted, the default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
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