SORT packed decimal field which is S9(6) PACKED DECIMAL

Anithals · New User Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

We need the following:

Input file has a packed decimal field which is S9(6) PACKED DECIMAL.

The output also should have the same declaration.

Input file has 4 bytes length and the output file should have 2 bytes.

For eg : Input has a record value 31000
the output file should have value 031.

Both of them should be packed decimal / COMP-3 only.

Can anyone help in this regard.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Anitha

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:33 pm

Are you saying you have a 4-byte PD field with 6 digits and you want to divide it by 1000 to get a 2-byte PD field with 3 digits?

You say input and output should have the same declaration, but then you say the input has 4 bytes, and the output should have 2 bytes ... that seems like a contradiction. If the output is only 2 bytes, it can't have S9(6) PACKED DECIMAL as its declaration since that takes 4 bytes. It could have S9(3) PACKED DECIMAL.

Please clarify what you want.

Anithals · New User Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Hi,

I will rephrase the question.

The input and output should have the declaration S9(6) packed decimal.
But the value should change.
For eg: 31000 to 031

Please suggest.

Regs,
Anitha

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:42 am

You can use these DFSORT control statements:

Anithals · New User Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Hi,

Thanks. Its working now.

Regs,
Anitha