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Hi Bithead,

Thanks for the detailed explanation. But still I have a few queries:

There are 9 VSAM files, out of which 3 are in NSR and remaining are in LSR.

Problem seems to be with the 3 NSR ...

No, the program does not use DB2.
The PSU summary tells the following:
Section Function CPU time
----------------------------------------------- ...

Hi Aniscorp,

You say the prod version takes 10 hrs+ because of the START cmd restrictions. Why don't you show us the code it uses to get around them?

The code is:

000249 MOVE 'H' ...

Thanks Semigeezer, for the explanation. I will look into the logic of the code.

I want to optimize a Job which takes 17 min CPU time but the total time is 133 min.
(I do not know what to look for in the Strobe report, so putting down some
strobe details):

SESSION TIME - 131 ...

You've lost me.

Are you saying the code you posted was not the actual code that caused the problem?

Mervyn,

Please ignore my last post, as I might have confused you. But here is the c ...

I guess that after posting, the text has again got rearranged and before it is going to create another confusion, Iam re-sending it thru Qucik reply as below:

Mervyn,

Please ignore my last post, ...

Mervyn,

Please ignore my last post, as I might have confused you. But here is the complete summary of the problem:

The code which is in my cobol program is as follows:
START INDEX-FILE KEY NOT ...

sorry seems that there was a typo in last line while posting the syntax, it is:
>>--START--file-name-1--------------------------------------------------

>--------------------------------- ...

Kolusu,

The version of cobol is:
1PP 5668-958 IBM VS COBOL II Release 4.0 09/15/92

And compilers are:
PROC GROUP...... CIIG1B01
PROCESSOR....... GBNSCBB1

The errors in compile list ...

Kolusu,

Phantom's interpretation is correct and Thanks Frank for clarifying the same.

Phantom,

Thank you very much, I would implement the concept of new key suggested by you. And thanks for ...

Hi Kolusu,

I had tried the first option of sorting the VSAM file in descending order, but the sortout is a flat file. Then I did a REPRO to copy this sorted file to another VSAM file, but it gave m ...

1. The READ PREV syntax is not supported by the compiler and I have to read the previous records in a VSAM file. Can anyone suggest an option.

2. Secondly, the START key does not support "< ...

Iam unable to create a new VSAM file in descending order of the key.
It gives me return code of 12 and message shown is:
**RECORD OUT OF SEQUENCE - KEY FOLLOWS:
I tried doing same with File Aid, bu ...