converting 2 input files (1 VB and 1 FB) into 1 FB output.

gnanasekar80 · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: chennai

Hi,

I have the following sort card in my JCl.
INCLUDE COND=(1,4,CH,EQ,C' 6G')
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS=(1,4,CHANGE=(4,C' 6G',C'SP6G'),NOMATCH=(1,4),
5,496)
Where 2 sortin files are concatenated and used as input. Currently both files are FB files. Now i change one of the input file as VB but i need to create the same output FB file. The utility used is SYNCSORT.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Gnana.

murmohk1 · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:35 pm

Gnana,

mkk157 · Active User Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 310

Hi gnanasekar,

One of the options is to convert the VB file into FB file in the first step of ur JCL and then to continue with the sort card that u have in the second step.

The folllowing SORT card will be helpful to convert the VB file into FB file

//STEP010 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=(Input file name -VB) ,DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT1 DD DSN=(Output File Name - FB),DISP=OLD
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OPTION VLSHRT
OUTFIL FNAMES=SORTOUT1,VTOF,BUILD=(5,80)