Merge and sort two sequential dataset in one step

lowie82ph · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 4

hi,

is it possible to merge and sort two sequential dataset in one step?
if it is possible, kindly give example.

thanks.

ParagChouguley · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:45 pm

Hi,
Concatenate your datasets in a single DD name and sort on it.

--Parag

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:14 pm

lowie82ph · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 4

The requirement is to SORT two datasets and then make the output to one dataset. This is what I did, I haven't executed it yet:

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:58 am

Hello,

If both of your data files have the same dcb attributes, there is a 3-byte packed decimal (comp-3) field beginning at pos 117, and the files are FB this:

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:42 pm

lowie82ph,

Providing you have have a 3-byte PD field in input positions 117-119, it will work if both input files have RECFM=VB, or if both input files have RECFM=FB and the same LRECL. Note that for variable records, there's an RDW in positions 1-4 so the first data byte starts at position 5. This is important when determining the correct starting position of the SORT field.

Is there some reason why you couldn't have just tried it to see if it worked?

If you're not familiar with DFSORT and DFSORT's ICETOOL, I'd suggest reading through "z/OS DFSORT: Getting Started". It's an excellent tutorial, with lots of examples, that will show you how to use DFSORT, DFSORT's ICETOOL and DFSORT Symbols. You can access it online, along with all of the other DFSORT books, from:

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