can i convert comp datatype to some readable datatype JCL

sindu.sagudam · New User Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 8 Location: mumbai

Hi ,
I am using sort utility which will exract some specific columns from the
input file and writes only those columns in the output file.

but one of the column's data type is comp-3 hence in the output file
it is not in the readable format.

Is there any way so that i can convert them to a readable format through
JCL.

thanks and regards,
sindu.

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

Hi Sindu

Use the below code in the sort card

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:19 pm

comp-3 is a PD value. For information on COBOL data types vs DFSORT formats, see:

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CA20/C.3?DT=20060615185603

For information on the different ways you can can convert numeric values to displayable values or other numeric formats with DFSORT, see:

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CG20/2.4.8?DT=20060615173822

and

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CG20/2.4.7?DT=20060615173822