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mushreyas
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Joined: 18 Jul 2008
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Location: Bangalore
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Hi,
I noticed this problem when i was sorting a variable length file.
My requirement is explained below.
Input file
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01 DATA-ID PIC X(19).
01 EMP-ID PIC X(5).
01 NAME
05 TITLE PIC X(30).
05 FNAME PIC X(30).
05 MIDDLE-NAME PIC X(30).
05 SUR-NAME PIC X(10). |
Output file should be of below format
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01 DATA-ID PIC S9(18) COMP.
01 EMP-ID PIC S9(5) COMP.
01 NAME
05 TITLE PIC X(30).
05 FNAME PIC X(30).
05 MIDDLE-NAME PIC X(30).
05 SUR-NAME PIC X(30). |
Both the files are of variable format with input length being
To achieve i used the below sort card
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SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS= (1,4,5:5,19,ZD,BI,13:24,5,ZD,BI,16:29,30,
46:59,30,76:89,30,106:119,10,20X) |
Scenario 1: Input file with one record having data with last field SURNAME fully filled meaning positions 115 to 124 are filled.
Result: Job ran successfully.
Scenario 2: Input file with one record having data with SURNAME field having data from position 115 to 119.
Result: Job Failed with
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| WER244A OUTREC SHORT RECORD ERROR. |
Can anyone explain what happened here...? |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| Can anyone explain what happened here...? |
an input record was too short to contain all the fields used to build he output record ! |
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Frank Yaeger
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Joined: 15 Feb 2005
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Location: San Jose, CA
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| Can anyone explain what happened here...? |
Hopefully, if you looked up that message in the appropriate message manual, it would explain what happened. That's what messages and message manuals are for!  |
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mushreyas
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Joined: 18 Jul 2008
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Location: Bangalore
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Thanks Frank. I looked up in the manual and got the same message and was advised to use VLFILL parameter which i did and job ran successfully.
But my question is even though in both the scenarios input files are of same format and same length, it failed in second scenario due to last field not having its every byte filled even when other fields are not completely filled(in both scenarios).
Is this SHORT RECORD error comes only when the input file's last field is not having its every bytes filled? |
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Garry Carroll
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Is this SHORT RECORD error comes only when the input file's last field is not having its every bytes filled?
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No. The short record error will happen whenever the input record isn't long enough to provide a field to move to output. It doesn't matter whether the last field is not filled - the 2nd last field could be short of missing missing....
Garry. |
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mushreyas
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Location: Bangalore
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| Thanks Gary for your information. As my input file is also of Variable Length the only way to overcome this error is to use VLFILL parameter or is there any other way...? |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| ... is to use VLFILL parameter or is there any other way...? |
since that is the proper way, be satisfied with it
no reason for us to waste time searching for alternatives 
naturally you are free to use your time for that  |
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