Sorting a file with multiple headers and trailers

akashs · New User Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 49 Location: chennai

Hi,

I have a input file of 3 million records.This file has multiple headers and trailers.I need to sort the detailed records alone keeping headers and trailers in same place.Please suggest me a solution.

regards,
Akash

akashs · New User Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 49 Location: chennai

Hi,

To add to my previous query,the headers starts with 202203 and trailer starts with 202204 and this file is of variable length 2472 bytes.

regards,
akash

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:24 pm

You can use the DATASORT operator of DFSORT's ICETOOL to do that quite easily. For complete documentation on DATASORT, see:

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=114&uid=isg3T7000085

Or search for DATASORT on this board.