Add numeric-edited fields in JCL

Deepakgoyal2005 · New User Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 57 Location: India

I am in need to add numeric-edited fields via JCL.

Input:

Nic Clouston · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:46 pm

Sorry, but JCL does not do arithmetic - check the JCL Language Reference Manual.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:55 pm

Get out your manual and look up field formats. You should find UFF (unsigned free format) which should be a definition of what you want.

If you can't use UFF in SUM (your docs will tell you) you'd have to convert it first.

To get the output back into your format, use an EDIT.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:22 pm

I do not see how we can keep telling folks that JCL does not do this or do that, but then have all questions for one of the sort programs go the the JCL section.

Why is there not a special section for either all or each sort program(s)?

This has been on my mind for years. Whew - glad to finally get it out!

Nic Clouston · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:45 pm

It varies from forum to forum - one has a section title DFSORT but the sub-heading includes SYNCSORT - another has one for each - by far the best arrangement.

But this is the 'experts' forum and they should be able to type sort control cards instead of JCL. Mind you, 'cards' is a bit of a mis-nomer! Should be records/data/info.

Skolusu · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:24 pm

Deepakgoyal2005,

Use the following DFSORT JCL which will give you the desired results