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Difference between convert and FTOV in DFSORT

 
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:18 am    Post subject: Difference between convert and FTOV in DFSORT Reply with quote
Hi all,

Only a question today,In dfsort progm guide I can only see 'convert' instead of 'FTOV'?It's another version of dfsort?It's release 14.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
issac1029,

Convert parm is used to convert a variable block(VB) file to a fixed block(FB) file, where as FTOV parm just does the reverse i.e it converts a fixed block(FB) file to a Variable Block(Vb) file.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Originally, DFSORT was only able to convert from VB to FB and the parameter to do that was named CONVERT. When I added the new function to convert from FB to VB, I called it FTOV to make it more descriptive. At the same time, I made VTOF an alias for CONVERT to also make it more descriptive.

Note that FTOV and VTOF were added to DFSORT R14 with a PTF in March, 2002.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kolusu and Frank,

I had an FB file with the following contents and i first changed to VB.
Code:

SHEKAR.TEST.INPUT

SHEKAR                                                                 
KOLUSU                                                                 
FRANK                                                                   
ISSAC1029                                                               
MVSFORUMS                                                               

Organization  . . . : PS              Used tracks . . . . : 1               
Record format . . . : FB              Used extents  . . . : 1               
Record length . . . : 80                                                     
Block size  . . . . : 800                                                   
1st extent tracks . : 1                                                     
Secondary tracks  . : 1                                                     
Data set name type  :                 SMS Compressible  . : NO               
                                                                             
Creation date . . . : 2006/06/20      Referenced date . . : 2006/06/20       
Expiration date . . : ***None***                                   

My JCL:
Code:

//STEP010  EXEC PGM=SORT                                               
//SORTIN   DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.INPUT,DISP=SHR                           
//OUT      DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),         
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA                         
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSIN    DD *                                                         
   OPTION COPY                                                         
   OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT),FTOV                                           
//

OUTPUT
Code:

SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT

Organization  . . . : PS              Used tracks . . . . : 1               
Record format . . . : VB              Used extents  . . . : 1               
Record length . . . : 84                                                     
Block size  . . . . : 27998                                                 
1st extent tracks . : 1                                                     
Secondary tracks  . : 1                                                     
Data set name type  :                 SMS Compressible  . : NO               
                                                                             
Creation date . . . : 2006/06/20      Referenced date . . : 2006/06/20       
Expiration date . . : ***None***                                                     

Later i wanted to convert the VB File to FB File using two ways using COVERT as well as VTOF parameter in two different steps but i am getting RC=16.Can you please help me out what exactly is the problem as i am unable to figure out?

My JCL
Code:

//STEP010  EXEC PGM=SORT                                               
//SORTIN   DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT,DISP=SHR                         
//OUT1     DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUT1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),           
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA,                       
//            DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=800)                       
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSIN    DD *                                                         
   OPTION COPY                                                         
   OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT1),CONVERT                                           
/*                                                                     
//STEP020  EXEC PGM=SORT                                               
//SORTIN   DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT,DISP=SHR                         
//OUT2     DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUT2,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),           
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA,                       
//            DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=800)                       
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
//SYSIN    DD *                                                         
   OPTION COPY                                                         
   OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT2),VTOF                                           
/*                                                                     
//

OUTPUT MESSAGES
Code:

SYSOUT STEP010
ICE143I 0 BLOCKSET     COPY  TECHNIQUE SELECTED                                 
ICE250I 0 VISIT http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort FOR DFSORT PAPERS, EXAMPLES AN
ICE000I 1 - CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01, Z/OS DFSORT V1R5 - 15:29 ON TUE JUN
             OPTION COPY                                                       
             OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT1),CONVERT                                       
ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5                         
ICE126A 9 INCONSISTENT OUT1     IFTHEN 0 REFORMATTING FIELD FOUND               
ICE751I 0 C5-K05352 C6-Q95214 C7-K90000 C8-K05352 E9-Q95214 E7-K90000           
ICE052I 3 END OF DFSORT                                                         

SYSOUT STEP020
ICE143I 0 BLOCKSET     COPY  TECHNIQUE SELECTED                                 
ICE250I 0 VISIT http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort FOR DFSORT PAPERS, EXAMPLES AN
ICE000I 1 - CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01, Z/OS DFSORT V1R5 - 15:29 ON TUE JUN
             OPTION COPY                                                       
             OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT2),VTOF                                         
ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5                         
ICE126A 9 INCONSISTENT OUT2     IFTHEN 0 REFORMATTING FIELD FOUND               
ICE751I 0 C5-K05352 C6-Q95214 C7-K90000 C8-K05352 E9-Q95214 E7-K90000           
ICE052I 3 END OF DFSORT                                                         

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
shekar123,

When converting a varaible Block file back fixed block file you need to specify OUTREC parm. Try this

Code:

//STEP010  EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN   DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT,DISP=SHR
//OUT1     DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUT1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN    DD *
   OPTION COPY   
   OUTFIL FNAMES=OUT2,CONVERT,
   OUTREC=(5,80)
/*


Code:

//STEP020  EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN   DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUTPUT,DISP=SHR
//OUT2     DD DSN=SHEKAR.TEST.OUT2,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN    DD *
   OPTION COPY   
   OUTFIL FNAMES=OUT2,VTOF,
   OUTREC=(5,80)
/*


Hope this helps...

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Kolusu,

It has worked fine for me and i have understood what exactly is the problem.
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