cancartinating data sets

chvj123 · New User Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 8 Location: hyderabad

hey guys

i have three data sets wich i want to cancartenate

but all these data sets are having diffrent logical record lenth value

can i concartenate these data sets

vj

senthils · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:16 pm

yes chvj123, you can concatenate them. But the order must be, descending order of record length.

nutan · New User Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 26

HI,
For concatenation of dataset DCB parameter should be same( Logical record length should be same). All data sets concatenated must be of the same type . If I am wrong pls correct me .

Regards,
Nutan

senthils · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:33 pm

nutan · New User Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 26

HI,
Thanks for correcting me Senthils. It means,if we are concatenating the first data set size should be greater than remaining dataset size .

Regards,
Nutan

pa1chandak · New User Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 55

YOU CAN CONCATENATE DATASETS WITH DIFF LOGOCAL RECORD LENGTH
BUT THEY SHOULD BE ARRANGED IN DECENDING ORDER OF THIR BLOCKSIZE

THERE IS NO LIMIT FOR CONCATENATING PS FILES AND MEMBER OF PDS.

BUT YOU CAN ONLY CONCATENATE 114 PARTITIONED DATA SETS.
...........................AS MENTION IN JCL BIBLE.

THANK YOU

PAWAN

superk · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:43 pm

Does anyone have a working example of where this situation actually works? I am not aware of any common utility (IEBGENER, SORT, or IDCAMS) that would support this situation.