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Sysaron
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Can anyone please tell me what utility and sysin would be required to change a VB file to a FB file?
I have a filie with:
DCB=(RECFM=VB,LRECL=238,BLKSIZE=242)
and would like to change it to a Fixed block file.
Thank you so much for your advice.
~Sharon |
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Arun Raj
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| Can anyone please tell me what utility and sysin would be required to change a VB file to a FB file? |
Any sort utility - DFSORT or Syncsort installed at your shop will do. The below job could be used to do the conversion. SYSOUT will show the sort product info available in your shop.
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//STEP1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=... Input fie,VB/LRECL=238
//SORTOUT DD DSN=... Output file,FB/LRECL=234
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OUTFIL VTOF,BUILD=(5,234)
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Sysaron
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This worked just GREAT !!  |
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Arun Raj
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Sysaron,
If you're using DFSORT, I would suggest going through the DFSORT manuals listed in the IBM manuals section of this forum to get familiarized with the control statements. |
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Frank Yaeger
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Sysaron,
For more information, see the "VB to FB conversion" Smart DFSORT Trick at:
Use [URL] BBCode for External Links
You can access all of the DFSORT books and papers from:
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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. |
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