I want to match 2 variable block files based on 2 fields.
File 1 of length (572+4) and File 2 of length(200+4). My output file is also a VB file of length (200+4), which is declared in my JCL as :
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Have you tried using REFORMAT FIELDS=(F1:5,200)
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If you code REFORMAT=(F1:5,200) you will get a 200-byte fixed length output file. If you want a 204-byte VB output file, you will need to add an OUTFIL statement as follows:
Code:
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL FTOV
You can additionally trim off any blank characters at the end of each record as follows:
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