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  Topic: Problem with SORT when LRECL > 4092 Bytes
Frank Yaeger

Replies: 10
Views: 7840

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: Utilities   Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:14 pm   Subject: Problems with symnames
Thanks for the clarification.
 
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