To Expand PACKED DECIMAL using SORT

muhammad · New User Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 19 Location: hyderabad

how do i expand a packed decimal using SORT??

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:10 am

That depends on what you mean by "expand a packed decimal". Do you mean to make a PD field larger, e.g. expand a 3-byte PD field to a 4-byte PD field? Or do you mean how to display a PD value in readable format? Or do you mean something else?

You need to be more specific about what you're trying to do. Show an example of your input records (relevant fields only) and what you expect for output. Explain what you're trying to do in terms of the example. Give the starting position, length and format of each relevant field. Give the RECFM and LRECL of the input file.

muhammad · New User Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 19 Location: hyderabad

i need to display in a readable Format. the records are COMP -3 type. i need them in a readable format. The Input file has RECFM = FB ,
LRECL = 100.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:21 am

Again, how you would do it depends on exactly what you want to do.

Since you gave general information, I'll give you back general information. Use one of the DFSORT methods described at:

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

or

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

If you need more specific help, give more specific information about the starting position and length of the PD field (or fields) and what you want the output field (or fields) to look like.