Hi Kolusu, The idea with symbols looks interesting. I haven't used them but from recent RTFM they felt attractive. 1. As this is to be used in a tool for general usage it can be of any (reasonable possible to implement) format. 2. No. This (primary) problem case is for a "straight" inrecord--->outrecord transition. 3. A (very) hypothetical example (regarding DCB it can be FB->FB, VB->VB, FB->VB, VB->FB, F->VB etc..): (monospace font recommended)
Input: ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 001aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb01ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd01 002aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb02ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd02 003aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb03ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd03 004aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb04ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd04 005aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb05ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd05 006aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb06ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd06 007aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb07ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd07 008aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb08ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd08 009aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb09ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd09 010aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbb10ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccdddddddd10 Output: ----+----1----+----2----+----3 bbbbbbbb01 bbbbbbbb02 bbbbbbbb03 bbbbbbbb04 bbbbbbbb05 006bbbbbbbb06 007bbbbbbbb07 008bbbbbbbb08dddddddd08 bbbbbbbb09dddddddd09 bbbbbbbb10 As I mentioned this problem is supposed to lead to a general solution/template to be used in a TSO/ISPF tool. The tool is coded in REXX and used e g as a line command at ISPF 3.4 etc. I intend to call DFSORT/ICETOOL from the program with customized control statements for each actual case. Currently I do this with REXX EXECIO, stems etc. Best Regards, Thomas Berg ___________________________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist zOS/RQM/IT Delivery Swedbank AB (Publ) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Sri h Kolusu > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:12 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: DFSORT/ICETOOL pondering > > Thomas, > > I do think it is possible to reformat the selective data using symbols > from various positions of the record. Are we dealing with FB file or VB > files ? Regarding the concatenation of data, do you always want to > combine 2 records data into a single record? It would be great if you can > show us a sample data and desired output with the DCB properties of the > input and output files. > > Thanks, > Kolusu > DFSORT Development > > IBM Mainframe Discussion List > <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU>> wrote on > 10/21/2014 10:54:39 PM: > > > From: Thomas Berg <thomas.b...@swedbank.se<mailto:thomas.b...@swedbank.se>> > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > Date: 10/21/2014 10:56 PM > > Subject: DFSORT/ICETOOL pondering > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU>> > > > > Sometimes I have a need to do a selective copy of a dataset where > > the selection is both record sequence and record position/part > dependent. > > And by that I mean the record part/position is varying depending on > > which record it's about. > > An example (yes, it looks silly): > > > > I want to copy position 31 to 40 of all records but from record 8 > > and 9 I want to copy also (concatenate) position 71 to 80 and from > > record 6 to 8 I also (concatenate in "front") want to copy position 1 to > 3. > > The point of this example is to illustrate the needs of a more > > general solution. > > > > I can see the use of the SUBSET (ICETOOL) for record selection but > > how do you user DFSORT/ICETOOL to solve the combining record and > > varying position needs ? > > I now use a homegrown program for this but it's lacking efficiency > > to say the least and I'm looking at DFSORTs efficiency and speed. > > > > I have been looking at OUTFIL/OUTREC etc. but I can't see a straight > > forward and general solution/"template". > > I'm hoping for someone who have done this before to supply an example. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > Thomas Berg > > > _________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Thomas Berg Specialist zOS/RQM/IT Delivery Swedbank AB (Publ) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu<mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu> > > with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu<mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu> with > the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
