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JayC
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Hi,
My shop has 'SYNCTOOL RELEASE 1.5.3' installed currently, I am able to execute DFSORT commands this is because SYNCSORT accepts DFSORT commands also . Correct ? So, I could say that SYNCTOOL RELEASE 1.5.3
is backward compatible ?
A friend of mine asked me why DFSORT works with SYNCSORT - The above was the answer I gave him, Was I Right ? |
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expat
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Probably not. DFSORT & SYNCSORT are two totally independant products developed and maintained by competing companies.
The fact that there is a lot of similarity between syntax and functionality of the two is pretty much as expected as they are both sort tools. |
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JayC
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but then, why am I able to execute PGM=ICETOOL ?
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//DFSORT EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
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ICETOOL is a DFSORT program/utility right ? |
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expat
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| Could just be a program alias |
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JayC
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The following is my code :
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//DFSORT EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//SSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//INDD01 DD DSN=SS6848.D6848.TRYICE.INPUT,DISP=SHR
//OUTDD01 DD DSN=SS6848.D6848.TRYICE.OUTPUT,DISP=MOD,
// SPACE=(CYL,(30,10),RLSE),UNIT=SYSALLDA,
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0,DSORG=PS)
//TEMP01 DD DSN=&&TEMP01,
// DISP=(,PASS),DCB=*.OUTDD01,SPACE=(CYL,(5,1),RLSE)
//TEMP02 DD DSN=&&TEMP02,
// DISP=(,PASS),DCB=*.OUTDD01,SPACE=(CYL,(10,5),RLSE)
//TOOLIN DD *
COPY FROM(INDD01) TO(TEMP01) USING(COP1)
SORT FROM(INDD01) TO(TEMP02) USING(SOR1)
COPY FROM(TEMP01) TO(OUTDD01)
COPY FROM(TEMP02) TO(OUTDD01)
/*
//*
//COP1CNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY,STOPAFT=1
/*
//*
//SOR1CNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,10,CH,A),SKIPREC=1
/*
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I had to include :
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//SSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
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for the above code to work ? can someone tell me why ? Is it because SYNCSORT will look for //SSMSG , failing to do so it abends ? |
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expat
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I had to include :
//SSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
for the above code to work ? can someone tell me why ? |
Because the program requires use of that DD name. |
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JayC
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Arun Raj
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Jayc,
Have you tried this
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JayC
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Yes, I did.
//DFSMG DD ... was there , I had to include //SSMSG DD too so that the job would run successfully. |
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Frank Yaeger
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| The correct ddname is DFSMSG, not DFMSG (as shown in your job) or DFSMG (as shown in your post). Syncsort and DFSORT both recognize DFSMSG and SSMSG. Neither recognizes DFMSG or DFSMG. |
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JayC
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Thanks yrank . My mistake. Got it now.  |
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JayC
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| Frank . Thank you |
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