The data is mostly binary Huge vb files and lots of them
> On Sep 11, 2020, at 2:26 PM, Jousma, David > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Syncsort is a great tool, but why reinvent the wheel? Why not just run > > //SEARCH EXEC PGM=ISRSUPC, > // PARM=(SRCHCMP,'ANYC') > //NEWDD DD DSN=concat.dsn1.DEV1,DISP=SHR > // DD DSN=concat.dsn2,DISP=SHR > //OUTDD DD SYSOUT=* > //SYSIN DD * > SRCHFOR 'xxxxxxxxx' > /* > > > The output tells you which dataset it found the searched for value. > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ > Dave Jousma > AVP | Director, Technology Engineering > > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | MD RSCB2H | Grand Rapids, > MI 49546 > 616.653.8429 | fax: 616.653.2717 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Joseph Reichman > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Syncsort E11 exit > > **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails** > > I am using syncsort to search for records > > So let’s say I concatenate 100 files > > And the data I’m looking for is let’s say in the 50 th file > > To get The dataset name of the 50 th file > > I could do RDJFCB for the dcb with exlst type X’07’ and the dataset name that > I’m currently processing would be in the jfcb area. However in this case you > or rather syncsort has the dcb > > Is there anyway the exit and I am using E15 To tell me the dataset name > currently being processed by the exit > > Thanks > > > >> On Sep 11, 2020, at 2:06 PM, Christopher Y. Blaicher >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The E11 exit will not look at any file. It is a, shall we say, dumb exit. >> If your question is what files Syncsort will look at in analyzing a >> concatenated SORTIN, it will look at all of them. One of the things it is >> trying to do is determine the input file size and the access method required >> to read the input. >> >> Chris Blaicher >> Technical Architect >> Precisely.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 11:41 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Syncsort E11 exit >> >> [ External - This message originated Externally. Use proper judgement >> and caution with attachments, links, or responses. ] >> >> I’m looking into that >> >> As an additional question >> >> We have a huge number of files >> When concatenating sortin >> Is there anyway to determine which file the exit is analyzing. >> Typically a program can do A Rdjfcb x’07’ to determine that but you >> have the DCB wonder if there is something you provide >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >>>> On Sep 11, 2020, at 11:33 AM, Christopher Y. Blaicher >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> If I understand what you want to do is to concatenate additional files to >>> SORTIN, then I would strongly urge you NOT to do that in the E11. You can, >>> but I would not be confident in the results. >>> By the time the E11 exit is called a certain amount of analysis of the >>> files has been done in the initialization phase. >>> It would be better to have a program that does the concatenation and then >>> invokes MFX. See the "Invoking MFX from a Program" chapter in the >>> Programmers Guide. >>> >>> Chris Blaicher >>> Technical Architect >>> Precisely.com >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman >>> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 10:48 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Syncsort E11 exit >>> >>> [ External - This message originated Externally. Use proper >>> judgement and caution with attachments, links, or responses. ] >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> The documentation isn’t real clear on this exit outside of the fact >>> that it states they are entered in the beginning of their associated >>> phase >>> >>> I would like to use this exit to dynamically add files to sortin >>> >>> Would any one gave more info on this exit >>> >>> Thanks >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO >>> IBM-MAIN >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO >>> IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN **CAUTION EXTERNAL > EMAIL** > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > unexpected emails** > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be > privileged. 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