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JayC

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:27 pm
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Hi,

My shop has 'SYNCTOOL RELEASE 1.5.3' installed currently, I am able to execute DFSORT commands this is because SYNCSORT accepts DFSORT commands also . Correct ? So, I could say that SYNCTOOL RELEASE 1.5.3
is backward compatible ?
A friend of mine asked me why DFSORT works with SYNCSORT - The above was the answer I gave him, Was I Right ?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:33 pm
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Probably not. DFSORT & SYNCSORT are two totally independant products developed and maintained by competing companies.

The fact that there is a lot of similarity between syntax and functionality of the two is pretty much as expected as they are both sort tools.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:36 pm
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but then, why am I able to execute PGM=ICETOOL ?
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//DFSORT   EXEC PGM=ICETOOL

ICETOOL is a DFSORT program/utility right ?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:37 pm
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Could just be a program alias
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:39 pm
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The following is my code :
Code:

//DFSORT   EXEC PGM=ICETOOL                                     
//TOOLMSG  DD   SYSOUT=*                                         
//SSMSG    DD   SYSOUT=*                                         
//DFMSG    DD   SYSOUT=*                                         
//INDD01   DD DSN=SS6848.D6848.TRYICE.INPUT,DISP=SHR             
//OUTDD01  DD DSN=SS6848.D6848.TRYICE.OUTPUT,DISP=MOD,           
//            SPACE=(CYL,(30,10),RLSE),UNIT=SYSALLDA,           
//            DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0,DSORG=PS)         
//TEMP01   DD  DSN=&&TEMP01,                                     
//             DISP=(,PASS),DCB=*.OUTDD01,SPACE=(CYL,(5,1),RLSE)
//TEMP02   DD  DSN=&&TEMP02,                                     
//             DISP=(,PASS),DCB=*.OUTDD01,SPACE=(CYL,(10,5),RLSE)
//TOOLIN   DD *                                                 
  COPY FROM(INDD01) TO(TEMP01) USING(COP1)
  SORT FROM(INDD01) TO(TEMP02) USING(SOR1)
  COPY FROM(TEMP01) TO(OUTDD01)           
  COPY FROM(TEMP02) TO(OUTDD01)           
/*                                       
//*                                       
//COP1CNTL DD *                           
  SORT FIELDS=COPY,STOPAFT=1             
/*                                       
//*                                       
//SOR1CNTL DD *                           
  SORT FIELDS=(1,10,CH,A),SKIPREC=1       
/*                                       

I had to include :
Code:

//SSMSG    DD   SYSOUT=*

for the above code to work ? can someone tell me why ? Is it because SYNCSORT will look for //SSMSG , failing to do so it abends ?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:46 pm
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I had to include :
//SSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
for the above code to work ? can someone tell me why ?

Because the program requires use of that DD name.
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JayC

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:57 pm
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:25 pm
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Jayc,

Have you tried this
Code:
//DFSMSG DD ...
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JayC

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:58 pm
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Yes, I did.
//DFSMG DD ... was there , I had to include //SSMSG DD too so that the job would run successfully.
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Frank Yaeger

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:07 pm
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The correct ddname is DFSMSG, not DFMSG (as shown in your job) or DFSMG (as shown in your post). Syncsort and DFSORT both recognize DFSMSG and SSMSG. Neither recognizes DFMSG or DFSMG.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:18 am
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Thanks yrank . My mistake. Got it now. icon_rolleyes.gif
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Frank . Thank you
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