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lokeshwar_manoharan
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I want to format such that my output file contains from 23rd character of input file. In my case I will not be knowing the input file length. I am giving a fixed length of 5000 to my output file. I am getting syntax error as I am not giving the length. I want everything from 23rd character from input file. How can we do it in sort ?
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SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS=(1:23,)
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ICE007A E SYNTAX ERROR
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expat
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Input file is FB / VB
The LRECL of the input file is .......... |
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lokeshwar_manoharan
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| Input file is FB and LRECL is 5000 |
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Ronald Burr
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| lokeshwar_manoharan wrote: |
| In my case I will not be knowing the input file length. |
| lokeshwar_manoharan wrote: |
| Input file is FB and LRECL is 5000 |
Conflicting statements. Which is it? |
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expat
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| If the input file is FB with LRECL 5000, and you want to lose the first 22 bytes from the copied version of the file, then how many bytes will you actually copy, and therefor be able to accurately calculate the LRECL of the output file. |
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Frank Yaeger
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lokeshwar_manoharan,
The correct syntax for the OUTREC statement you're trying to use is:
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OUTREC FIELDS=(1:23,m)
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YOU have to replace m with the length of the input field you want.
If your input file has RECFM=FB and LRECL=5000, and you want to copy from position 23 to the end of the input record, the OUTREC statement would be:
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OUTREC FIELDS=(1:23,4978)
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If you're not familiar with DFSORT and DFSORT's ICETOOL, I'd suggest reading through "z/OS DFSORT: Getting Started". It's an excellent tutorial, with lots of examples, that will show you how to use DFSORT, DFSORT's ICETOOL and DFSORT Symbols. You can access it online, along with all of the other DFSORT books, from:
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=114&uid=isg3T7000080 |
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lokeshwar_manoharan
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| Thanks Frank |
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