How many files can be created using sort

sampathkmn · New User Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 31 Location: bangalore

Hi,
I have a query, using SORT how many split files can be created from one file(SORTOF1,SORTOF2, ..........)?

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:02 am

How many do you need? What does the SPLIT job look like exactly? What is the RECFM, LRECL and BLKSIZE of the output files?

Note that if you use SORTOFx (FILES=x) you can only have as many as 1 character will allow (0-9, A-Z, etc). Using SORTOFxx (FILES=xx) instead of SORTOFx would certainly give you more. Using FNAMES would give you lots more.

sampathkmn · New User Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 31 Location: bangalore

i want to know the maximum number of files that can be split from a single input file....

superk · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:29 pm

I think the answer will be the maximum number of DD statements that the system will allow to be coded for the jobstep. Obviously, it has to be 3273 or less.