> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SORTWKnn question > > > Question: Why are you still coding SORTWKnn statements at all? Modern > versions of SORT (whether DFSORT or SYNCSORT) will > automatically dynamically > allocate whatever SORTWK's they need whenever they need them > (which isn't > nearly as often as in prior eras). And they do a much better > job than we > ever could in deciding how many SORTWK's and how much space > for each SORTWK > they need to sort or merge your data. > > Just Say No. Remove all SORTWKnn stetements whenever you > touch the JCL > and/or the PROC, and make your life simpler. > > Peter
Just to mention this. We run BMC's Data Accelerator, which compresses our VSAM files. This product totally destroys SORT's ability to accurately determine the amount of SORTWKxx space needed to do a sort. So, for some jobs, we still must have SORTWKxx DD statements. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
