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How to SQUEEZE 3 fields into one?
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Claes Norreen

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:27 pm
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I want to squeeze 3 fields into one. Blanks in each field must be preseved. Say, I have these three fields:

Field1: Gl. Kongevej
Field2: 14 B
Field3: LGH. 231

The output must be:
Gl. Kongevej 14 B LGH. 231

I tried this code, but (of course) the quotes "inside" the resulting field are not removed. So my output is:
GL. KONGEVEJ" "14 A" "LGH. 231

Code:
//STEP01   EXEC PGM=ICETOOL                                         
//IN       DD *                                                     
GL. KONGEVEJ                            14 A      LGH. 231           
//OUT    DD SYSOUT=*
//SYMNAMES DD *
Q,X'7F' /* QUOTE
SPACE,C' '     
//TOOLIN   DD *                                                     
  COPY FROM(IN) TO(OUT) USING(CTL1)                                 
//CTL1CNTL DD *                                                     
  INREC BUILD=(01,40,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=Q,TRAIL=Q,LENGTH=42),     
               41,10,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=Q,TRAIL=Q,LENGTH=12),     
               51,30,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=Q,TRAIL=Q,LENGTH=32))     
  OUTREC BUILD=(1,86,SQZ=(SHIFT=LEFT,PAIR=QUOTE,MID=SPACE,LENGTH=40))
OUTFIL FNAMES=OUT,                         
  BUILD=(1,40,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,PREBLANK=Q))


Can anyone help me with this?
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:32 pm
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Claes Norreen,

Change your CTL1 control card as below -


Code:
 
  INREC BUILD=(01,40,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LENGTH=42),
               41,10,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LENGTH=12),
               51,30,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LENGTH=32))
  OUTFIL FNAMES=OUT,
         BUILD=(1,40,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,PREBLANK=SPACE))
  OUTREC FIELDS=(1,86,SQZ=(SHIFT=LEFT,PAIR=APOST,MID=SPACE,LENGTH=40))


OP of the above card -

Code:
GL. KONGEVEJ 14 A LGH. 231
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Claes Norreen

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:34 pm
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Hi Murali,

Thanks for your reply! Your code works, and infact can be shortened to this:
Code:
OUTREC BUILD=(1,80,SQZ=(SHIFT=LEFT,MID=SPACE,LENGTH=40))

However, this code (nor yours) won't preserve multiple blanks in the input. Can you make multiple blanks in the input work as well?

Thanks again,
Claes
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Frank Yaeger

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:53 pm
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I was going to suggest the simple SQZ statement but you came up with it yourself. As for handling multiple blanks, you're asking DFSORT to read your mind. There's no way DFSORT can tell which blanks belong to which fields - think about it. That's why this kind of input usually has quotes or apostrophes around the fields to identify them as separate fields.
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:23 am
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Claes,

If you want to preserve the multiple blanks, my suggestion is to use your original card and in the next step remove quotes using IFTHEN condition.
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Claes Norreen

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:16 pm
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Thanks both of you ;)
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