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How to use symbol for positioning in OVERLAY


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per.idoff

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:21 pm
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Hi,

Syntax for overlay is: OVERLAY=(position:value)
e.g. OVERLAY=(45:C’NONE’) to put value NONE starting in position 45

Given symbol declaration:
Symbolname,45,10,CH

Is there any way to use a this symbol to position where to overlay?
Something like OVERLAY=(position(Symbolname):C'NONE')
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Akatsukami

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:33 pm
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As here?
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Skolusu

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:10 am
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per.idof,

As Akatsukami pointed out you just need to have a colon after the symbol and DFSORT would automatically treat that symbol as position.

Here is a sample. Check the sysout and see how the symbols are translated.

Code:

//STEP0100 EXEC PGM=SORT                                 
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                   
//SYMNOUT  DD SYSOUT=*                                   
//SYMNAMES DD *                                         
POS-VARA,45,10,CH                                       
CONSTANT1,C'NONE'                                       
POS-VARB,*,10,CH                                         
CONSTANT2,C'NEXT FIELD'                                 
//SORTIN   DD *                                         
ABC                                                     
//SORTOUT  DD SYSOUT=*                                   
//SYSIN    DD *                                         
  OPTION COPY                                           
  INREC OVERLAY=(POS-VARA:CONSTANT1,POS-VARB:CONSTANT2) 
//*
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per.idoff

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:42 pm
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Thanks! Works like a charm.
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