Victor Gil wrote wrote on 10/11/2005 09:41:04 AM: > I am using the old subject line for a slightly different topic - > > Are there any SYNCSORT parameters that are NOT supported by DFSORT on > an "internal sort" invoked from a program? > > I've read about the MAXSORT differences but this is not an API option. > > Thanks! > -Victor- > > >> Someone in another local state data center has told one of our major > >> customers that CPU times for sorts and merges will significantly increase > >> under DFSort. Since we are a cost-recovery data center and CPU time is > >> the primary factor in batch job costs, this customer has raised a concern > >> about this planned change imposing a 'hidden' cost impact on the customer
Well, first of all, since you posted the original text about cpu time, I need to say that the only way to determine which product performs better at your site is to use your own jobs with your own data in your own environment and analize the results based on your own criteria. Anyone can make any claim they want, but if they don't back it up with meaningful information related to your site, it doesn't mean anything. As for your question, it's hard to know what you mean when you say "Are there any SYNCSORT parameters that are NOT supported by DFSORT on an "internal sort" invoked from a program?". An "internal sort" can refer to a lot of different methods of calling sort (e.g. COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, etc). The APIs for these types of calls are generally identical for DFSORT and Syncsort. But most of the control statements and parameters available with each product can be passed for an invoking program with DFSPARM or $ORTPARM. There are differences in the parameters accepted by each product, but the DFSORT Team has put in many "aliases" and compatability functions over the years to make migration easier. If you or anyone else on this list would like me to send you some documents prepared by the DFSORT Team that discuss migration considerations, send me a note offline ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Please include "DFSORT" in your Subject line to catch my attention. Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM) Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration => DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
