problem with sort

manjinder · New User Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 45 Location: pune

i am trying to sort variable length record file.my o/p file is defined with fixed block it is giving error MAXCC=16.
please tell me the way how to do this.

thanx in advance.
regards..
manjinder

khamarutheen · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 677 Location: NJ

Hi Manjinder,

Plz Get us ur coding so that it will b helpful to analyze the error which u have encountered.

manjinder · New User Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 45 Location: pune

SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
SORTIN DD DSN=M.MI.SE,DISP=SHR
SORTOUT DD DSN=M.MA.SEQ2,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=800),SPACE=(TRK,(1,2),RLSE),
UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=MTPUN1
SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,4,CH,A)

this sortin file is defined with VB.

THANX IN ADVANCE.
regards...
manjinder

nrsmca · New User Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 14

Hi,

Please try this ,
SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
SORTIN DD DSN=M.MI.SE,DISP=SHR
SORTOUT DD DSN=M.MA.SEQ2,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=800),SPACE=(TRK,(1,2),RLSE),
UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=MTPUN1
SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(5,4,CH,A)

bye,
NRSMCA

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:15 pm

To sort a VB file and convert it to an FB file, you need to:

1) Change the SORT statement starting position from 1 to 5 to account for the RDW

2) Use DFSORT's OUTFIL statement with VTOF and OUTREC parameters to convert from VB to FB.

So you need something like this: