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NullRecords

NullRecords
is an option for Read and related functions which specifies whether null records should be taken to exist between repeated record separators.

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  • With the default setting NullRecords->False, repeated record separators are treated like single record separators.

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Create a stream of records:

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Read its records:

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Close the stream:

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Read the same stream including all zero length records:

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