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srinut123
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Location: India
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Hi
Im doing a reformat for the input record using outrec. The output file rec length is 250 chars and i'm taking only partial data from the input file using outrec. All the left over positions in output file filled in with the low values. How can i avoid this. please help..
sort card i used is:
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(7,4,CH,A,12,10,CH,A,24,34,CH,A)
OUTREC FIELDS=(1:C'ADR',
4:7,4,
8:12,10,
18:C' ',
38:24,34)
so only 48 positions have data in output file and rest are filled in with low values. Now I want have spaces from 49 till end of file.
thanks
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gcicchet
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Hi,
what is in position 38-71 comes from the input file, so you must have low values in the input file between 24-57, use the following to space fill from 72-250
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srinut123
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Gerry,
It worked!
Thanks alot!
Sri |
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Frank Yaeger
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| so you must have low values in the input file between 24-57 |
Actually, the low values (binary zeros) are added by DFSORT as padding bytes when the OUTREC length is less than the output LRECL. By adding the 250:X, you ensure that blank padding is used and that the OUTREC length is equal to the output LRECL. |
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gcicchet
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Hi Frank,
the LENGTH of the OUTREC provided by the OP is 71 bytes, so if there are low values between 49-71 they are coming from the input file.
I realise that DFSORT pads out the record with binary zeroes when the OUTREC length is less than the output LRECL.
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| so only 48 positions have data in output file and rest are filled in with low values. Now I want have spaces from 49 till end of file |
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Frank Yaeger
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| so only 48 positions have data in output file and rest are filled in with low values. Now I want have spaces from 49 till end of file |
Oh, I missed where he said that. You're right. I should have said:
Some of the zero bytes come from the input record and the rest come from DFSORT padding because the OUTREC length is less than the output LRECL. |
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