System Parameters
'MB'= MegaBytes: File Segment Size
   
Description Controls segment size in multi-segmented files. 'MB' must be set to a value to activate the multi-segmented file feature. ProvideX calculates the approximate size of each segment in megabytes, based on the block size of a file:

Segment size in bytes = 512 + ((bksz - 6) * bksz)

The value bksz above represents the block size of the file -- normally between 1 and 8 kilobytes. You can use the BSZ=option when you create the file, to override the default block size for a file.

The following table lists the maximum number of segments allowed for a file based on valid block sizes (1 to 31 kilobytes):

Block Size Segments Block Size Segments Block Size Segments
31K 124 30K 120 29K 116
28K 112 27K 108 26K 104
25K 100 24K 96 23K 92
22K 88 21K 84 20K 80
19K 76 18K 72 17K 68
16K 64 15K 60 14K 56
13K 52 12K 48 11K 44
10K 40 9K 36 8K 32
7K 28 6K 24 5K 20
4K 16 3K 12 2K 8
1K 4



* Note * This feature is available for variable-length records (VLR) format only.


Default 'MB'=0