Failed with ABEND U0016

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi ,

When I am trying to sort the VB file (LREC 5000) from the position 91 to 10 bytes

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS=(1:91,10,ZD)
/*

It has abended with ABEND=S000 U0016 REASON=00000000 404 WER235A OUTREC RDW NOT INCLUDED.

Could you please help me in this regard with solution.

girishbs13 · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2011 Posts: 24 Location: India

Hi,

IF you are trying to sort the file why is your

SORT FIELDS= COPY

Can you give more clarity about this?

Do you want to SORT the file with 91,10 as key?

or
do u want to copy data in position 91,10?

xknight · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:31 pm

Hello,

Your code will not work as you desired, you are formatting the output rather sorting it.

Try this,

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi,

I would like to sort on the Key parameter which starts from 91 Postion to 101 postion.

girishbs13 · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2011 Posts: 24 Location: India

Then xKnisht's code will work for you

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:45 pm

For completeness, you got your error message because you were not including the four bytes of the RDW in your OUTFIL, which you must always do with a file containing variable-length records.

(1:4,etc....)

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Hi,

I have modified and submitted the Job, still it shows the same error message WER235A OUTREC RDW NOT INCLUDED

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC FIELDS=(1:4,91,10)
/*

Could you please advise on this

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:15 pm

You have stated that you want to SORT the file. You have no SORT statement.

Have you tried xKnight's solution?

Are you now tracking down the actual erorr message to gain useful information for the future?

Akatsukami · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:22 pm

And, of course, this is posted in the wrong forum, as the message clearly shows that the TS is using Syncsort, not DFSORT.

Garry Carroll · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:39 pm

If you want to COPY just bytes 91-100, as your control card suggests, then try

patlolla · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

Thanks a Lot it is working now.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:24 pm

Well spotted Gary. TS said, twice, he wanted to sort the file, but kept going with his FIELDS=COPY, so you fix his cards up and he's happy.

patlolla, for the future note:

SORT is s program, you use a program to do something (whatever it is designed to do)
When you "sort" your data, that means rearranging it in an order as specified by you, it does not just mean "use the sort program"
When asked for clarification, provide it. We can only rarely carry-off the mindreading trick with something approaching accuracy

rakesha.hg · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:00 pm

Just to add my few cents here ....