Difference between DFsort and SORT ?

Rambhupal.chaudari · New User Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

Can some one please clarify my query. Below is my jcl

//S1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD *
FIRST RECORD
/*
//SORTOUT DD DUMMY
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
/*

While executing above jcl with Sort it is working fine, howevr while using DFSORT instead of SORT am getting S806 Abend.

Thanks in advance.
Ram.

expat · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:18 pm

PGM=SORT is what invokes the sort product at your site.

To find out which one - - -
WER messages indicate that it is SYNCSORT
ICE messages for DFSORT
CA messages for CA-SORT

PGM= calls a program for execution, and for it to work without S806 the member name must exist in the load library or LNKLST, or an alias with that name.

It is most usual just to use PGM=SORT

I know that DFSORT can also be invoked by PGM=ICEMAN

Rambhupal.chaudari · New User Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Hyderabad

Hi Expat,

I have checked in spool,
In sysout it is showing ICE201I E, it clearly says that am using DFSORT.

But i dont know exactly why it is giving abend when i use DFSORT instead of SORT.

Rambhupal.chaudari · New User Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Hyderabad

Expat,

When i use ICETOOL/ICEMAN it is working fine.
Only in case of DFSORT it is giving abend.

In MY shop we are using IBM sort Product.

Steve Davies · New User Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 32 Location: UK

expat · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:54 pm

Rambhupal.chaudari · New User Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Hyderabad

Thanks a lot Expat and Steve, for ur quick reply.

Hav a nice weekend.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:47 pm

To sum up:

PGM=SORT and PGM=ICEMAN are valid ways to call DFSORT because the program is shipped with those entry points. PGM=DFSORT is NOT a valid way to call DFSORT because the program is NOT shipped with that entry point.