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Mukunda · Beginner Joined: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 46 Topics: 15

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Is there a way to unpack 9 byte packed decimal? Rolling Eyes

We have syncsort, file-aid and SAS at our shop.
I understand that syncsort has a limitation of 8 bytes. I searched the help boards and could not get much help on these lines. I'm trying to unpack a 9 byte packed decimal...

kolusu · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:44 am Post subject:

Mukunda,

Syncsort does not support more than 8 bytes on outrec fields. Since packed decimal fields store the sign the last byte , we can split the field into 2 fields and then re-arrange the fields using outrec

Try this

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:33 am Post subject:

For the record, note that the following works fine with DFSORT:

Mukunda · Beginner Joined: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 46 Topics: 15

Thanks a lot, Kolusu. It works fine Very Happy

mainhead · Beginner Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 26 Topics: 11

Hello ,

Could you please let me know why you have given

EDIT=(STTTTTTTTTTT.TTTT) what is the Purpose.

Thanks ,

kolusu · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject:

mainhead,

Check this link which explains about the edit masks

Edit Mask Patterns

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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