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varalakshmi.G
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Could you please tell me how to convert VB to FB file.
I have one FB input file of length 256. I need to convert this to VB file.
Is there any way to convert VB to VB file. I want to take only specific fields from VB input file.
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Frank Yaeger
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| Could you please tell me how to convert VB to FB file. |
You can use the technique discussed in the "VB to FB conversion" Smart DFSORT Trick at:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/
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| Is there any way to convert VB t VB file.I want to take only specific fields from VB input file. |
You can do it with a DFSORT INREC, OUTREC or OUTFIL statement. Describe what you want to do in more detail and I'll tell you how. What is the LRECL of your input file? Which fields do you want in the output file?
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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varalakshmi.G
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While I am converting VB to FB it is giving LRECL/BLKSIZE invalid.
I am using SYNCSORT and my Control card is like
OPTION COPY,VLSHRT
OUTFIL FNAMES=FBFILE,VTOF,OUTREC=(5,252).
Could somebody tell me the problem.
Thanks in advance
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Alissa Margulies
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| I have one FB input file of length 256. I need to convert this to VB file. |
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While I am converting VB to FB it is giving LRECL/BLKSIZE invalid.
I am using SYNCSORT and my Control card is like
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OPTION COPY,VLSHRT
OUTFIL FNAMES=FBFILE,VTOF,OUTREC=(5,252). |
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Are you sure you have the correct RECFM of the input data. These statements seem to conflict. Please verify you are converting VB data to FB and not FB data to VB. |
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varalakshmi.G
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Hi
I am converting VB to FB file.My input file is VB and length 256.
Could you tell me how to solve this.
Thanks,
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Alissa Margulies
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At first glance, your control cards appear fine.
Are you getting WER197A, WER200A, or some other error message?
Please post your JCL (not just the control cards) along with the complete text of the error message produced.
Also, which release of SyncSort are you running? |
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mkk157
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Change the OUTREC field from
OUTREC=(5,252).
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OUTREC=(5,256) As the LRECL of your file is 256.
Now the sort card is like this:
OPTION COPY,VLSHRT
OUTFIL FNAMES=FBFILE,VTOF,OUTREC=(5,256). |
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Alissa Margulies
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Change the OUTREC field from
OUTREC=(5,252).
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OUTREC=(5,256) As the LRECL of your file is 256. |
This will cause the following error:
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WER230A OUTREC FIELD OUTSIDE RANGE |
The original LRECL of 256 includes the 4 byte RDW of the VB file. When converting to FB, and stripping off the 1st 4 bytes, you need to subtract that from the LRECL. Hence, the output LRECL is 252. If the OP wanted to include the RDW in the output, then it would be OUTREC=(1,256) not (5,252). |
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varalakshmi.G
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Hi All,
Now it is working fine by giving control card as
OPTION COPY,VLSHRT
OUTFIL FNAMES=FBFILE,VTOF,OUTREC=(5,252)
END
The problem is the output file is already existed one.Just I gave DISP as (OLD,CATLG,CATLG),but the attributes of this file is different that's y it is giving problem.
Thank u all for your help.
Thanks,
Lakshmi |
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