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Digvijay Singh

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:56 pm
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HI Everyone.

I have one file Input file lets say ABC.DVJ.File1 inside that input file I have another file name listed as name ABC.DVJ.FILE2 i want to extract this file and use it in my further step to copy the data from file ABC.DVJ.FILE2 to another file.

I have idea to do it with rexx I am just looking out way to do it with sort , Any idea to suggestion or sort step or any link to do refer this type of sorting would be great help here.

step1: I have already extracted the file name ABC.DVJ.FILE2 from file ABC.DVJ.File1 and it is being kept in one file from position 1 to 12.

step2 I want to use the extracted file name ABC.DVJ.FILE2 kept in output of above step as sortin to extract the data from it and copy it to another file.
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sergeyken

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:36 pm
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Any example of the REAL WORKING code: what have you tried so far?
Please, in coupe with all input/output/error information.

A hint (one of many):
Code:
//REPRO EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
// . . . . . .
//COPYDATA DD  DISP=(NEW,PASS),
//              . . . . . . ,DCB=(required),
//             DSN=&&COPYDATA
//SYSIN    DD  *
 REPRO INDATASET('extracted dsname here') -
       OUTFILE(COPYDATA)
//*
//SORT EXEC PGM=SORT,COND=(4,LT)
// . . . . . . . . . . .
//SORTIN  DD  DISP=(OLD,DELETE),DSN=&&COPYDATA
// . . . . . . . .



Another hint:
Code:
// EXPORT SYMLIST=*
// . . . . . .
//ALIAS EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
// . . . . . .
//SYSIN    DD  *,SYMBOLS=EXECSYS
 DELETE -
        '&SYSUID..UNIQUE.NAME.TO.HANDLE' -
         ALIAS
 DEFINE ALIAS -
        ( NAME('&SYSUID..UNIQUE.NAME.TO.HANDLE') -
         RELATE('extracted dsname here') )
//*
//SORT EXEC PGM=SORT,COND=(4,LT)
// . . . . . . . . . . .
//SORTIN  DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=&SYSUID..UNIQUE.NAME.TO.HANDLE
// . . . . . . . .
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:23 am
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I don't see why it would be a good idea to hide the dataset name in another dataset. Looks like a not so clever attempt of obfuscation.
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:54 am
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Code:
//PARSE    EXEC PGM=ICEMAN                             
//SORTIN   DD *                                                       
WHATEVER.INPUT.DSN                                                             
/*                                                                   
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                               
//SORTOUT  DD DISP=(NEW,PASS),UNIT=SYSALLDA,                         
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,0)),                                     
//            DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0                   
//SYSIN    DD *                                                       
  OPTION COPY                                                         
  INREC BUILD=(1,44,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=C' REPRO IDS(',             
                         TRAIL=C') ODS(ABCD.ANOTHER.DSN)',LENGTH=80))
  END                                                                 
/*                                                                   
//REPRO    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS                                           
//SYSIN    DD DISP=(OLD,PASS),DSN=*.PARSE.SORTOUT                     
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
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Digvijay Singh

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:36 pm
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Thanks @ Joerg.Findeisen

Could you please help me to understand the sort card that you ar e using above to achieve this..?

Code:
/SYSIN    DD *                                                       
  OPTION COPY                                                         
  INREC BUILD=(1,44,JFY=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=C' REPRO IDS(',             
                         TRAIL=C') ODS(ABCD.ANOTHER.DSN)',LENGTH=80))
  END               

and

//SYSIN    DD DISP=(OLD,PASS),DSN=*.PARSE.SORTOUT                     
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:57 pm
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Basically the SORT step sends the IDCAMS REPRO command to a temporary DSN which is passed to the next step as DD:SYSIN

Code:
Data set name copied from                               
an earlier DD statement - *.ddname                       
                          *.stepname.ddname             
                          *.stepname.procstepname.ddname
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Digvijay Singh

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:43 pm
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Thank you Everyone it worked with little modification. I have actually two ways to do one with Rexx and one with JCL , I started working on with Rexx so it worked for me. I will surely try this solution in my coming requirements.

Thank to all of you .
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