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I am trying to convert a 256 byte VB, to 23086 VB file. I am using sort, and I am getting error. Can you help? Thank You
My sort card :-

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY ...

Excellent,,

Thank you so much.

Naren

So how else can I solve his problem. The LRECL for fileA is 20 bytes, and second fileB is 300, I need to match on key field.

FileA key is pos=1, length=20
FileB key is pos=13 length=20

and I ne ...

That helped, but I am getting:-

CONCAT DS, LRECLS NE OR RECFMS DIFF

thought that I can use ICETOOL for different LRECL.

Thanks
Naren

Here it is:-

1 SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS 1.1CRI TPF3A U.S. PATENTS: 4210961, 5117495 (C) 2002 SYNCSORT INC. DATE=2006/024 TIME=08.35.56
z/OS 1.4.0
PRODUCT LICENSED FO ...

I need to compare 2 files, fileA has key in pos=4, length=13, and fileB has in position=19 length=13, fileA LRECL=20, LRECL for fileB=300.
when there is match fileB needs to written to output.

her ...

Need some more help,

I got the value from previous step as 01 for January,
In the next sort step I have another file with date field, I want to get all the records from that file with same month ...

Kolusu,

I am getting this error. what I am missing here

in first sort step I have
OUTFIL OUTREC=(C' INCLUDE COND=(7,2,PD,EQ,',33,2,PD,EDIT(TT),C')')

output is INCLUDE COND=(7,2,PD,EQ,01 ...

It is date field, and I need to work on the month part of it.

naren

Can I pass the packed decimal value itself instead of character, that way I can use that against a packed decimal month field on the second file in next sort step. Because the second file in the next ...

Thanks Kolusu and Phantom, that works, thank you both. actually I overlooked the last line in Phantom reply, my mistake.

Thanks

Yes, that helped me, thanks Phantom.

I wrote the month to file. How can I pass this month in the file to next sort step as a condition.

Thanks
naren

Need help,

I have file, which I sorted and pickedup the records I wanted, and outreced the field I wanted to.
the output field contains a date field, I need to get just month part of it can I do ...

That helps a lot, Thank you.

FYI - minus sign works, but not plus sign, the Ironic thing is plus sign works if i specify DIRECT NO.

thanks
krishna

Kolusu thanx for the reply,
Can i use DSNTIAUL in this case and use shrlevel change and current date + 20 days thing.

And when you said "As far as I know you can only substract an integer with Th ...