The issue is not how to invoke DFSORT thru rexx - LINKMVS works fine (though it is sad that DFSORT does not support the alternate DDNAME parameter).
I wish to sort all dsnames that fit pattern prefix.Dyyymmdd.Thhmmss. As these are not GDG's, JCL alone will not do the job. I need step (1), find the matches, (2) create a sortin, (3) deal with more than 255 instances (or whatever is the DDNAME CONCAT maximum, etc. Or I can write an E15 that allocates and reads each one at a time. And I wish an all rexx solution. I ended up having step (1) combine them all into one big file and then doing a SORT. But it adds an extra pass across all of the data. On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:19:48 -0800 Sri h Kolusu <[email protected]> wrote: :>Hi, :> :>Here are a couple of examples that show how to invoke DFSORT from REXX. :> :>http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ice1ca60/11.3? :> :>Further if you have any questions please let us know :> :>Kolusu :>DFSORT Development :>IBM Corporation :> :>IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on :>02/23/2014 01:19:10 AM: :> :>> From: Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> :>> To: [email protected], :>> Date: 02/23/2014 01:19 AM :>> Subject: DFSort support for REXX E15? :>> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> :>> :>> I want to run a sort for a series of files that fit a dsname pattern. :>> :>> The simple approach would be an E15 which runs thru the list of files, :>and :>> rexx is simpler than assembler. :>> :>> Seems like SYNCSORT has had that option for a while. :>> :>> -- :>> Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> :>> http://www.dissensoftware.com :>> :>> Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel :>> :>> :>> Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, :>> you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. :>> :>> I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, :>> especially those from irresponsible companies. :>> :>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :>> 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 -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
