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Prasanya

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:12 pm
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Hi William,
I had already tried that but that din't work.

Gerry:
I wasn't able to understand your question.
The SASLOG file is from a third party production system.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:14 pm
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Prasanya wrote:
I had already tried that but that din't work.
Please explain "did not work"......
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:16 pm
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but that din't work.
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that' awful, we hope You can fix it soon.

do You realize that You did not post yet anything useful to get an answer..

please reply/post to the following...
1) input file layout and content
2) output file layout and content
3) description of the process

what is the relation of the input and output files in Your second post ?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:37 pm
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!) The input file is a SAS log file with length 255 and RECFM is FBA. I had already given some content from the input file. Its not a content from SYSprint or SYSout. Its a log file sent by a production system and hence looks similar to SYSPRINT.

2) Ouput is an Error file with RECFM as FB, containing only critical errors from the SAS log file

3) The process as mentioned earlier is to validate the errors and messages present in the SAS log file and send required notifications.

Eg: Input file

Code:

NOTE: This session is executing on the z/OS   V01R10M00 platform.     
                                                                       
NOTE: Running on IBM Model 2097 Serial Number 014A32,                 
                 IBM Model 2097 Serial Number 014A32,                 
+ERROR: Teradata execute: Object 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA',             
+ERROR: Teradata execute: Object 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'           
 


This error field is shown in position 2 but when i search for 'ERROR:' string from position 2 its not found.
So wen i tried writing the entire input log file to an output FB file these records were displayed as follows:


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¡NOTE: This session is executing on the  z/OS kV01R10M00 platform.̯ÌÚ ©NOTE: Running on IBM Model 2097 Serial Number 014A32,ÌH tIBM Model 2097 Serial Number 014A32,}ERROR: Teradata execute: Object 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' ,}ERROR: Teradata execute: Object 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:41 pm
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are You sure about the FB ??? looks more like a VB thing to me

ISPF edit/view/browse hides quite a few details!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:44 pm
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So wen i tried writing the entire input log file to an output FB file these records were displayed as follows
Just what did you use to write "the entire input log file to an output FB file"?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:45 pm
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Ya am sure about that
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:47 pm
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I tried to copy the input log file to the output FB file using IEBGENER as well as SORT. I have given the job details earlier for this post.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:49 pm
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Ya am sure about that
ridiculous remark

the crippled output is the result of processing a VB dataset as a FB dataset...
do You realize it or not ?
all the data is junked up!

browse the output dataset with hex on and You will see that before the readable data there will be four bytes containing the length of the data itself up to the next 4
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:59 pm
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I have checked the file as u said, the 1st four bytes contain the log data and not the length.
I have checked it properly and thats why i said am sure that its not a VB file
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:02 pm
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if You are sure then everything should work
and You have no reason at all to complain
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:11 pm
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How about posting the HEX ON display of a display of
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NOTE: This session is executing on the z/OS   V01R10M00 platform.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:17 pm
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it would be more interesting an hex display of the output !

in the fist post there is a clear indication of many unprintable chars spread
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:23 pm
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This error field is shown in position 2 but when i search for 'ERROR:' string from position 2 its not found.
Prasanya,

Did you try searching "ERROR:" at pos-3 given that you have an FBA input ?
omg, this thread has gone too far w/o making any progress. icon_eek.gif
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:16 pm
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I'm sure my answer would look absurd compared to the master choices that you all have mentioned but I just wanted to try my luck out....

Please ignore/delete this post if it doesn't meet the standards....

Firstly, I copied the 4 lines of data from the input file provided by the Prasanya to a FBA 80 byte file (for testing)

Here are the contents of the i/p file:

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***************************** Top of Data ******************************
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--
1                                                          THE SAS     
SYSTEM                            01:00 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010       
                                                                       
NOTE: COPYRIGHT (C) 2002-2003 BY SAS INSTITUTE INC., CARY, NC, USA.     
NOTE: SAS (R) 9.1 (TS1M3)                                               


And then I had a O/P file with length 79 and DCB=FB.

I tried the SORT option and here goes my sort card
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SORT FIELDS=COPY       
OUTFIL OUTREC=(1:1,79) 


Then i executed the job, and the output file looked the same as the input file...I did a SUPERC and found that the records were matching..

Once again my sincere apoligies if my answer is looking hasty or imappropriate.


Thanks,
Ravi
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:39 pm
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Ravi!
Your test is ok!

it might be biased that You did run it from data cut and pasted from the topic
and of a good/certain/sure origin

what we are still puzzling about is the goodness of the data in the TS environment
or at least of the understanding by the TS of its organization

the thing we are debating also is the ****ing icon_biggrin.gif <output> dataset with all the data junked up!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:30 pm
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I wonder if the original file was FBA or VBA?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:34 pm
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I wonder if the original file was FBA or VBA?


how could You icon_biggrin.gif
I had told the TS to check, especially after having seen the <output> dataset
but the TS said he was sure and confirmed
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:57 pm
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I have already mentioned its a FBA file and am sure about this. I do have a proper understanding if the system that am working in. Please keep in mind that its a log file created by SAS.

Do you need some kind of proof to be sure that its an FBA file?

Hi Arun,
I have already tried using position 3 but i dint get a match for 'ERROR:'
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:02 pm
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Does SYNCSORT have SS capabilities
INCLUDE COND=(1,99,SS,EQ,C'ERROR')
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:06 pm
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Prasanya wrote:
I have already mentioned its a FBA file and am sure about this. I do have a proper understanding if the system that am working in. Please keep in mind that its a log file created by SAS.

Do you need some kind of proof to be sure that its an FBA file?

Hi Arun,
I have already tried using position 3 but i dint get a match for 'ERROR:'


Yes, i would like to see some proof if it is a FBA file.
The SAS log is normally a VBA dataset.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:07 pm
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Please keep in mind that its a log file created by SAS.
the answers You got were because we kept that in mind
from the SAS manual
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SAS Log File
The SAS log file is a temporary physical file that has a DDname of SASLOG in both the SAS cataloged procedure and the SAS CLIST. In batch mode, the SAS cataloged procedure assigns default data control block (DCB) characteristics to this file as follows:

BLKSIZE=141
LRECL=137
RECFM=VBA


repeat on
and that explain why..
the first sample (input) looks right,
the second sample (output) looks wrong
it' s what happens when You process a VB dataset with a FB dcb
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:22 pm
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This is the datset information of the SAS log file
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General Data                           Current Allocation               
 Management class . . : DEV             Allocated blocks  . : 2         
 Storage class  . . . : DEV1000         Allocated extents . : 1         
  Volume serial . . . : 9SDS6D                                         
  Device type . . . . : 3390                                           
 Data class . . . . . : ADDDSORG       Current Utilization             
  Organization  . . . : PS              Used blocks . . . . : 1         
  Record format . . . : FBA             Used extents  . . . : 1         
  Record length . . . : 255                                             
  Block size  . . . . : 27795                                           
  1st extent blocks . : 2                                               
  Secondary blocks  . : 300                                             
  Data set name type  :                 SMS Compressible  :   NO       
                                                                       
  Creation date . . . : 2010/02/03      Referenced date . . : 2010/02/10
  Expiration date . . : ***None***                                     
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:23 pm
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I tried copying the input file to a VB file as well and my output still looks similar to the previous output.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:37 pm
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Looks FBA to me.
Now i would like to see the JCL allocation of this dataset.
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