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Topic: Problem with SORT when LRECL > 4092 Bytes |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 10
Views: 7840
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:43 pm Subject: Problem with SORT when LRECL > 4092 Bytes |
The limit for the total length of the key is still 4K.
Various restrictions on where a field can start/end have been changed, but restrictions on the total length of the key have not been changed ... |
Topic: Retiring after 43+ years with IBM |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 11
Views: 11937
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:35 pm Subject: Retiring after 43+ years with IBM |
I was hired as a programmer by IBM as a summer student (intern) in 1967 (in Manhattan) and again in 1968 (in Fishkill, NY). Then I was hired permanently as a programmer by IBM in 1969 in San Jose, CA. ... |
Topic: How to check for Data Existence in a File |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 14
Views: 8666
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 3:37 pm Subject: How to check for Data Existence in a File |
Vini,
Yes, that was my first thought ... that you have sequence numbers in 73-80 so the record really isn't blank.
Dick,
Good catch. |
Topic: How to check for Data Existence in a File |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 14
Views: 8666
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:19 pm Subject: How to check for Data Existence in a File |
vini,
Alternatively, you can use this DFSORT/ICETOOL job.
//S1 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=* ... |
Topic: Convert a VBA PDS to FB PDS |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 6
Views: 5443
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:32 pm Subject: Convert a VBA PDS to FB PDS |
Well, if the data set is not accessible, I'm not sure you can use DFSORT to do anything with it, but ...
DFSORT cannot operate on an entire PDS. It can only operate on one member at a time.
You ... |
Topic: Retiring after 43+ years with IBM |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 11
Views: 11937
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:53 pm Subject: Retiring after 43+ years with IBM |
Just a note to let everyone know I'll be retiring at the end of this month (5/31/2012). I've been with IBM for 43+ years (plus a couple of summers in college) and I've enjoyed my career immensely. I ... |
Topic: FTOV with VLTRIM option |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 3
Views: 7819
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:46 pm Subject: FTOV with VLTRIM option |
hasan,
I agree with Kolusu. I ran your job and then used this DFSORT job to see the output in hex:
//SHOWV EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* ... |
Topic: Get the count of similar records |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 1
Views: 2131
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:40 pm Subject: Get the count of similar records |
You can use a DFSORT/ICETOOL job like the following to do what you asked for:
//S1 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=* ... |
Topic: Retain previous record values into subsequent record |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 8
Views: 10237
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:35 pm Subject: Retain previous record values into subsequent record |
You can use a DFSORT job like the following to do what you asked for:
//S1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD *
FRUIT INVENTORY PRODUCED ON: 01-25-12
APPLES 20
PEARS ... |
Topic: Strange SORT problem |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 7
Views: 6957
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:39 pm Subject: Strange SORT problem |
lenovo,
SORT CAPACITY EXCEEDED means you don't have enough work data set space. I'm guessing the reason for that is you allocated work data sets (//SORTWKdd DDs) in each step and that space is not ... |
Topic: Count Number of Occurances of a String in a JCL |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 1
Views: 4936
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:42 pm Subject: Count Number of Occurances of a String in a JCL |
You can use a DFSORT job like the following:
//S1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=... input file ... |
Topic: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 7
Views: 7424
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Forum: Job Control Language(JCL) Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:34 pm Subject: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
My job works fine on supported releases of DFSORT.
You are using z/OS DFSORT V1R5 which is NOT a supported release of DFSORT. And besides that you are using a downlevel version of V1R5 which doesn ... |
Topic: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 7
Views: 7424
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Forum: Job Control Language(JCL) Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:53 pm Subject: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
This type of dynamic split by group task is rather tricky to do, but I've taken a shot at it below. See if this 3 step DFSORT/ICETOOL job gives you what you want:
//S1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD ... |
Topic: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 7
Views: 7424
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Forum: Job Control Language(JCL) Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:40 pm Subject: Splitting a Notice Print File into 4 files |
I'm not sure I understand what you want to do or how you want to do it.
It sounds like you have many groups of records like this:
COVER-PAGE
record 1
record 2
record 3
COVER-PAGE
record 4
... |
Topic: Problems with symnames |
Frank Yaeger
Replies: 12
Views: 11025
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Forum: Utilities Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:14 pm Subject: Problems with symnames |
Thanks for the clarification. |
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