Use an E15 exit to read the input file, store the value you need to preserve and on each successive record just overwrite with the saved value and pass the record to sort.
I have a few examples of E15 exit code but the SYNCSORT manual should have some examples of exit code. Wayne Bickerdike On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:40 AM, George, William@FTB <william.geo...@ftb.ca.gov> wrote: > Sorry, the formatting didn't retain how I had originally keyed it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of George, William@FTB > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 2:36 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: SYNCSORT - Save a data item for use in OUTREC output > > Is there a means via SYNCSORT to save a data item found on the 1st input > record and then have it placed on all subsequent output records. > > > > For example. > > 1. Input 1 - 07/06/2012 asfasdlfjl..... (save the date > 07/06/2012 and not output the record) > > 2. Input 2 - poiutkjgfertqe.... Output - 07/06/2012 > poiutkjgfertqe... > That is, place the saved data item (date) someplace in the output record > > > 3. Input 3 - (same as #2 and to the end of file) > > > Thanks for any insights. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email from the State of California is for the > sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review or use, including disclosure > or distribution, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender and destroy all copies of this email. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
