Help wanted on sort cards

dhivakarram · New User Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Location: chennai

I have one input file, need to split it into two output files which can be done. problem i am facing in this is...for the first file say city code = 0, in need to do outrec to change the length and in the second file i need to write the records other than city code 0.

expat · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:51 pm

Title of your thread changed - please use a meaningful title

OK - Input LRECL is what, input RECFM is what, output file 1 RECFM & LRECL are what, same for output file 2.

Why do you need to change the length, or are you reformatting the output file 1 ?

Give examples of both input and expected outputs.

dhivakarram · New User Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Location: chennai

input file and ouput file record length is 504 VB.

i am able to create one sortout file by using this sort card.

SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=(5,2,CH,EQ,X'0004')
OUTREC OVERLAY=(14:C'XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX',60:C'99999999',
74:C'99999999')

now need to include one more conditon for city code = 0. then only it should do outrec and write this format to the sortout1 file. if city code is not equal to 0, should write the whole record into sortout2

shrivatsa · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:20 pm

Why don't you use two OUTFIL statements, e.g.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:28 pm

dhivakarram,

I think you want DFSORT control statements something like this. I assumed your city code was 1 byte in position 11 - change as needed