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How EDIT Masks work??

 
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OSCORP
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:10 pm    Post subject: How EDIT Masks work?? Reply with quote
Hi,

Can anybody please let me know how EDIT masks work??

Code:
3/,2:'AVERAGE PRICE OF BOOK IN STOCK: ',
AVG=(170,4,BI,M18),

3/,2:'TOTAL PRICE OF BOOKS IN STOCK: ',
TOTAL=(170,4,BI,EDIT=($II,IIT.TT)))


I am trying to use edit masks for these numeric fields; but as I am increasing the mask, I am getting different results eventhough I am performing operations on the same field.

Need to know how it works.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
OSCORP,

Check this link to "DFSORT Application Programming Guide" which explains the edit masks in detail (Search for M18 in this link)

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CA00/3.13?DT=20031124143823

Hope this helps...

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
M0-M26 are predefined DFSORT edit masks as shown here:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CA00/TBLOFMASKX?SHELF=&DT=20031124143823&CASE=&ScrollTOP=TBLOFMASKX#TBLOFMASKX

EDIT=(pattern) lets you define your own edit masks using I for an insignificant digit, T for a significant digit, and S for a sign along with SIGNS=(a,b,c,d).

For complete information on DFSORT's edit masks, see the discussion of "OUTFIL Control Statements" in Chapter 3 of "DFSORT Application Programming Guide". You can access all of the DFSORT books online from:

www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/srtmpub.html
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