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		| arshadh Beginner
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:49 am    Post subject: SORT does not really sorting... |   |  
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				| The following is my input file.... 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | ****************** 001  053000196
 001  053100025
 005  053200064
 005  053900377
 808  073000176
 808  073900865
 808  073918598
 808  073920748
 318  121000358
 319  122000661
 722  081000032
 722  081500875
 722  081514146
 722  081918030
 722  086500087
 722  101000035
 722  101200929
 722  101901655
 
 
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 I use the following control card
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | //STEP05   EXEC PGM=SORT
 --
 --
 //SYSIN    DD *
 SORT FIELDS=(8,9,BI,A)
 SUM FIELDS=NONE
 /*
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 But still i dont get items sorted... I get the same file as output(ouput GDG).
 
 My desired output is
 
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | 001  053000196
 001  053100025
 005  053200064
 005  053900377
 808  073000176
 808  073900865
 808  073918598
 808  073920748
 722  081000032
 722  081500875
 722  081514146
 722  081918030
 722  086500087
 722  101000035
 722  101200929
 722  101901655
 318  121000358
 319  122000661
 
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 Help me getting it sorted...
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		| dbzTHEdinosauer Supermod
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:00 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| arshadh, 
 I use the following control card
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  	  | Quote: |  	  | //STEP05   EXEC PGM=SORT
 --              <<<<<what is here????
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 //SYSIN    DD *
 SORT FIELDS=(8,9,BI,A)
 SUM FIELDS=NONE
 /*
 
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 what is the missing JCL, especially the DD statements!!!!
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		| Phantom Data Mgmt Moderator
 
  
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:21 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Arshadh, 
 If this is your input file and it is of RECFM=FB, then I have a problem in your SORT statement.
 
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 001  053000196
 001  053100025
 005  053200064
 005  053900377
 
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 When you say (8,9,BI) - Col 8 starts with 300196bbb (3 blanks at the end).  First of all this is not a valid Numeric Binary field (unless you are considering the spaces and any alpha as part of binary).
 
 Tell us what your actual requirement is and what are the DCB parameters of your input file.
 
 If your intention is to sort the second field (starting with 053000196) then you must be using SORT FIELDS=(6,9,ff,A).  (ff = ZD / CH / BI) - Btw, if your second field is pure numeric then its better to use ZD (to avoid confusion).
 
 Thanks,
 Phantom
 
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		| Frank Yaeger Sort Forum Moderator
 
  
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:24 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| arshadh, 
 The field you want to sort on appears to start in position 6, not position 8, so you need
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | SORT FIELDS=(6,9,BI,A)
 SUM FIELDS=NONE
 
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 When I used that sort statement with the input data you showed, I got the output data you said you wanted.
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 Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Development Team (IBM)
 Specialties: JOINKEYS, FINDREP, WHEN=GROUP,  ICETOOL, Symbols, Migration
 DFSORT is on the Web at:
 www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort
 
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		| Phantom Data Mgmt Moderator
 
  
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:25 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| One more point - Please post your queries in the right forum.  We have a dedicated forum for Utilities which includes SORT. 
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 Phantom
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		| dbzTHEdinosauer Supermod
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:32 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Frank, Phantom, 
 even with the missed-declared  sort keys, he would not get an output = input.
 
 I believe his problem is
  	  | Quote: |  	  | I get the same file as output(ouputGDG). 
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		| arshadh Beginner
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:53 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Sorry all, 
  	  | Code: |  	  | *****************************
 001  053000196
 001  053100025
 005  053200064
 005  053900377
 808  073000176
 808  073900865
 808  073918598
 808  073920748
 318  121000358
 319  122000661
 722  081000032
 722  081500875
 722  081514146
 722  081918030
 722  086500087
 722  101000035
 722  101200929
 722  101901655
 722  101918237
 
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 The jcl
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | //STEP05   EXEC PGM=SORT
 //SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
 //SORTIN   DD DSN=NBK2P9G.ABART3S.OUTPUT.NODUPL(-2),DISP=SHR
 //SORTOUT  DD DSN=NBK2P9G.ABART3S.OUTPUT.NODUPL(+1),
 //            DISP=(,CATLG),
 //            DCB=(BLKSIZE=0,RECFM=VB,LRECL=20),
 //            SPACE=(CYL,(100,40,),RLSE)
 //SYSIN    DD *
 SORT FIELDS=(08,9,BI,A)
 /*
 
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 first 2 bytes are for record lengt.
 next 3 bytes data
 next 2 bytes is teh length part of varchar
 next 9 bytes are teh test part of varchar.
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		| arshadh Beginner
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:54 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| sort in can be any previous file it can be 0 or -1 or -2 |  | 
	
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		| Phantom Data Mgmt Moderator
 
  
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:11 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Arshad, 
 for VB files, the record length (so called - RDW - Record Descriptor Word) is 4 bytes and not 2.  So, this makes the SORT position wrong again.
 
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		| Frank Yaeger Sort Forum Moderator
 
  
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:47 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | even with the missed-declared sort keys, he would not get an output = input. | 
 
 Yes, I noticed that but I assumed he was just mistaken about what the bad output looked like.  Maybe not a good assumption.
 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | for VB files, the record length (so called - RDW - Record Descriptor Word) is 4 bytes and not 2. So, this makes the SORT position wrong again. | 
 
 Right.  So if the position of the field to be sorted not counting the RDW is 8, then the actual position would be 12 (8+4 for the RDW):
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | SORT FIELDS=(12,9,BI,A)
 
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 Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Development Team (IBM)
 Specialties: JOINKEYS, FINDREP, WHEN=GROUP,  ICETOOL, Symbols, Migration
 DFSORT is on the Web at:
 www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort
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		| dbzTHEdinosauer Supermod
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:09 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | I believe his problem is: 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | I get the same file as output(ouputGDG).
 
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 poor problem determination on my part!
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		| arshadh Beginner
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:41 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Dear All, The Problem is solved . I used +4 bytes logic (File type VB) and it worked well.Thnks for all who helped in this...
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