Do sort field needs actual field length or packed decimal

subarna roy · New User Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 16 Location: mumbai

Hi

I need to sort a GDG file . The sorting field is a packed decimal one.
The actual field length is 10 without sign. and the it's occupying a length of 6 as packed decimal. So Do i need to sort it on actual field length or packed decimal length.

Please help me.

ParagChouguley · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:34 pm

Bytes it is occupying.
In your case its 6. (as per your info)

--Parag

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:08 pm

Hello,

And you need to specify packed-decimal in the sort control statement - (bgn,6,PD,A). CH would sort, but the result might be incorrect.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:18 pm

And the fact that it is a GDG is irrelevant.