Error: SORTOUT has incompatible LRECL

nitinkhobragade1 · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

I am running the below job which counts the number of records present in the input file and puts it in the output file.

nitinkhobragade1 · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

my output file format is:

'Total number of records in input file is :' count .

William Thompson · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:19 am

expat · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:36 pm

You need to read the fine manual to see how to reformat records.

saiprasadh · Active User Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 154 Location: US

Hi

Give the Record format as FRECFM=FBA and try.

Sai

saiprasadh · Active User Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 154 Location: US

Hi

Sorry RECFM=FBA

Sai

expat · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:10 pm

saiprasadh · Active User Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 154 Location: US

Hi Expat,

If i give RECFM= FB , I got the following error

SORTIN : RECFM=FB ; LRECL= 220; BLKSIZE= 27940
SORTOUT RECFM INCOMPATIBLE WITH REPORT WRITING
SORTOUT : RECFM=FB ; LRECL= 90; BLKSIZE= 27990
SYNCSMF CALLED BY SYNCSORT; RC=0000
SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE

SORTOUT RECFM INCOMPATIBLE WITH REPORT WRITING

since the error is related to the report writing the record format should be FBA.

Correct me if i am wrong
Sai

expat · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:43 pm

OK, so where in the post is there a mention of writing a report ? Nowhere that I can see.

To me, the problem is that the OP is reading a 40 byte record as input and is attempting to create a 90 byte record as output with no attempt at reformatting the record accordingly. i.e. specifying what is to go into the additional 50 bytes.

I use DFSORT and if you want to change the LRECL you need to specify other things, like what to put in the extra bytes. I do not think this has anything to do with writing a report, otherwise the OP may have mentioned this.

I would guess that your SORTOUT DD statement referred to a SYSOUT= to get the error message that you received whereas the OP is writing to a dataset. Completely different outputs.

nitinkhobragade1 · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

I have already tried with the RECFM=FBA but still I am getting the same error .It did not solve the issue.

expat · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:53 pm

in DFSORT I would use something like ....

nitinkhobragade1 · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

William Thompson wrote:
Just for the heck of it, please include the "WER" message numbers associated with the messages.

The WER message numbers are:
WER108I SORTIN : RECFM=FB ; LRECL= 40; BLKSIZE= 400
WER110I SORTOUT : RECFM=FBA ; LRECL= 90; BLKSIZE= 27990
WER247A SORTOUT HAS INCOMPATIBLE LRECL
WER425A CONVERT FEATURE CANNOT BE USED WITH OVERLAY OR IFTHEN
WER211B SYNCSMF CALLED BY SYNCSORT; RC=0000
WER449I SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE

William Thompson · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:46 pm

saiprasadh · Active User Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 154 Location: US

hi nitinkhobragade1 ,

Try to give the following sort card and check, it worked fine for me

//STEP01 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN DD DSN=.... //* Input file
//SORTOUT DD DSN=Output file name,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=(CYL,(1,1),RLSE),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=90,BLKSIZE=0)
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL FNAMES=SORTOUT,REMOVECC,NODETAIL,
TRAILER1=('NO OF RECORDS :',COUNT)
/*

For me If i am not giving REMOVECC then i have to code the RECFM as FBA else the RECFM=FB.

REMOVECC simplifies the removal of printer controls when output is to be displayed online or written to a list data set rather than a printout.
When REMOVECC is used, the LRECL does not require an extra byte for the carriage control character.

Sai