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Syncsort 1.4.2 - Variable file - Ignore last 2 bytes


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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2015 9:45 pm
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Hi all,

I am working on a requirement where in a variable - CSV mainframe DSN, I have last 2 bytes as a Comma (,) and a character - A,U,D.

I would like to ignore the comma and any characters that appear at the end.

Is it possible to achieve it thru Syncsort?

Sample Records:
Code:
UNKNOWN,DNAINGDEG,U   
,UNKNOWN, ,U 
UNKNOWN, ,A


Expected Output
Code:
UNKNOWN,DNAINGDEG   
,UNKNOWN,
UNKNOWN,
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2015 1:13 am
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Yes. If you shift to the right to the maximum length, then blank out the last two characters and shift to the left. Look at JFY.
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2015 2:17 am
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Thanks, Bill

Your post helps.
Just an add on to my requirement, I need to filter my output files based on the last character - if it is A,U it should go to ADD output file and if it is D, it should go to DELETE file

Please correct my understanding, if on a wrong track:
1) Use INREC IFTHEN WHEN INIT - JFY=RIGHT, LENGTH = MAX LENGTH
2) OUTFIL FILES=ADD,INCLUDE=(MAX-LENGTH,1,CH,EQ,L(C'A',C'U')),
IFTHEN WHEN INIT, BUILD=(1, MAXLENGTH - 2, JFY=LEFT),
3) OUTFIL FILES=DEL,INCLUDE=(MAX-LENGTH,1,CH,EQ,L(C'D')),
IFTHEN WHEN INIT, BUILD=(1, MAXLENGTH - 2, JFY=LEFT)
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2015 4:28 am
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If you have fixed-length records, that'll be close, but you BUILD not be needed.
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:49 am
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Hi,
As I am using VB input records, the sort fails with INREC SHORT RECORD
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 2:57 am
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You'll need to post what you are running, easiest is to past the full sysout for the failing step.
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 3:34 am
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RECFM=VB
LRECL=50

Code:
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INREC FIELDS=(1,4,5,46,JFY=(SHIFT=RIGHT,LENGTH=46))
OUTFIL FILES=OUT,INCLUDE=(50,1,CH,EQ,C'A'),
  OUTREC=(1,4,5,46,JFY=(VL)),FTOV


SYSOUT:
Code:
WER244A  INREC - SHORT RECORD
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 3:50 am
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Code:
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT,
               OVERLAY=(51:X)),
           IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT,
               OVERLAY=(5,46,JFY=(SHIFT=RIGHT,LENGTH=46))
OUTFIL FILES=OUT,INCLUDE=(50,1,CH,EQ,C'A'),
  BUILD=(1,4,5,46,JFY=(VL)),FTOV


I'm not sure what the VL means. Why are you trying to use FTOV? You haven't truncated the last two bytes in the OUTFIL, I thought you needed that.
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 11:47 am
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Thanks Bill. Yes I do want to truncate the last 2 bytes. As this is just a test version of the Sort Card, I have retained it. I will reduce the length in BUILD statement bt 2 bytes. TA.
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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2015 12:49 pm
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Code:
 SORT FIELDS=COPY
 INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT,
                OVERLAY=(51:X)),
            IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT,
                BUILD=(1,4,5,46,JFY=(SHIFT=RIGHT,LENGTH=46))
 OUTFIL FILES=OUT,INCLUDE=(50,1,CH,EQ,C'A'),
   BUILD=(1,4,5,46,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LENGTH=46)),
          VLTRIM


OK, I've discovered what VL means (a variable-length field with trailing blanks dropped) and that it only works on OUTFIL with FTOV.

That doesn't mean you just add FTOV onto OUTFIL to make the VL work. FTOV converts Fixed-length-record TO Variable-length-records. So you'd need to have fixed-length input you wanted as variable-length output. So you can't use FTOV here, so you can't use VL on JFY. In this case it will make the JFY not do what you want, even if it did "work".

When you want to drop the last two, use 5,44 in the final BUILD.
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