the values: 5000 500F sort as 500F 5000
not as hex numbers. ddk Steve Comstock <[email protected]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 04/03/2009 11:26 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Can I do a Hex Sort in ISPF Edit? Darth Keller wrote: > A co-work has a list of 4 digit UCB's - hexidecimal values - and want's > to sort it as hex-values. It wouldn't be too hard to code up an edit > macro to perform the function, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel and > thought I'd check to see if I'm missing something that already exists. Any > one know of such a beast? > darth I don't see the problem. Get into edit of the file, and issue ==> sort col1 col2 {A|D} where "col1" indicates the first byte of your UCB value and "col2" indicates the last byte; who cares if they're hex? Should work as is; ISPF will treat them as unexamined data and sort by the content. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques ==> Check out the Trainer's Friend Store to purchase z/OS <== ==> application developer toolkits. Sample code in four <== ==> programming languages, JCL to Assemble or compile, <== ==> bind and test. <== ==> http://www.trainersfriend.com/TTFStore/index.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 ************************************************************************************** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ************************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
