It can. See sort docs on the SYMNAMES input DD for the sort (either Syncsort or DFSORT), and IBM (well, actually I think it was Frank Yeager or one of his close cohorts) provided us with a nice Rexx tool to convert COBOL copy books to SYMNAMES input.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/mvs/cobdfsym.txt Search for COBDFSYM on the web to see more information and IBM-MAIN postings about it. The only drawback is that it expects compiler listing output from Enterprise COBOL 4.1, so we will certainly need an update to that tool when we move to COBOL 5.x. There is also a small trove of interesting SORT papers and examples here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=114&uid=isg3T7000097 HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Syncsort question: Why do I get error RDW NOT INCLUDED? On 21 Oct 2015 15:57:42 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: <Snipped> Why can't COBOL record descriptions be used like they could in SYNCSORT for HP-UX in 2002? Clark Morris -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
