>> Now we're trying to replace the File Manager step. If it was possible to do >> this in z/OS COBOL we could use it, but it isn't worth a large effort >> because it would be an interim solution anyway.
Michael, Not sure as to why you want to replace file manager step with a COBOL program, but DFSORT can easily be used to fulfil the requirement. Let me know the DCB properties(LRECL, RECFM) of the input file and I can show you way to split the records into multiple files. Thanks, Kolusu DFSORT Development IBM Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN