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SORT Error: VARIABLE RECORD IS SHORTER THAN 1204
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avaneendra_linga

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:01 pm
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HI WHEN I AM REFORMATING THE VB FILE , I AM GETTING THE FOLLWOING ERROR CAN ANY BODY HELP ON THIS....
WHILE REFORMATING I NEED TO CHANGE 236 TH CHAR AS 'N' .
LENGH OF THE INPUT AND OUTPUT VB FILES ARE 1204.

Code:

//CTL2CNTL DD   *                                         
  OUTFIL FNAMES=EXCEP,REMOVECC,INCLUDE=(67,3,CH,EQ,C'100'),
    OUTREC=(1,235,C'Y',237:237,968)                         
  SORT FIELDS=(7,60,A,67,3,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS,           
    FILSZ=E50000000,DYNALLOC=SYSALLDA                       
/*     


ERROR:ICE218A 3 833 BYTE VARIABLE RECORD IS SHORTER THAN 1204 BYTE FOR EXCEP FIELDS
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William Thompson

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:31 pm
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Variable means that some of the records might not be as long as the max record size. The error is saying that at least one is shorter.
Have a look at the section on OUTREC in your sort manual, I think you will find a way to specify filling out the record from 237 to the end of the record without having to tell it how long the record is.
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:49 pm
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avaneendra,

Change the outrec statement in your sort card to-

Code:
OUTREC OVERLAY=(236:C'Y')
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Frank Yaeger

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:59 pm
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Change the OUTREC parameter in your OUTFIL statement to:

Code:

  OUTFIL FNAMES=EXCEP,REMOVECC,INCLUDE=(67,3,CH,EQ,C'100'),
    OUTREC=(1,235,C'Y',237:237)
...


This tells DFSORT to copy the bytes from position 237 to the end of each record.

Or better yet, use DFSORT's OVERLAY function instead of OUTREC:

Code:

  OUTFIL FNAMES=EXCEP,REMOVECC,INCLUDE=(67,3,CH,EQ,C'100'),
   OVERLAY=(236:C'Y')
...
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avaneendra_linga

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:08 am
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thanks a lot.Frank.......it was a nice information......
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