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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Shane Ginnane
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:47 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: SORT JCL
> 
> >Thanks a lot Kolsu.. It worked.  Thanks!
> 
> Now that this has finally been put to bed, the length of the thread 
> illustrates
> vividly the issue I have with using  DF/SORT.
> It has grown (and changed) over the years in an apparent attempt to be "all
> things to all men" - and is damn near unusable as a quick solution. Unless you
> already have a job set up somewhere that is "close enough" and can be quickly
> modified, or can find something in the smart tricks papers.
> Works a treat when it works though ...

Well, we just have to look at DFSORT as a programming language - with what 
follows. 
OTOH, what it does it does very fast and efficient so it's worth the effort to 
learn it IMHO. 

(Although I still haven't done that - time flies...)



Best Regards,
Thomas Berg
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Thomas Berg   Specialist   zOS/RQM/IT Delivery   Swedbank AB (Publ)

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