The problem is not that SAS does not provide DFSORT with info about the data to be sorted, it provides DFSORT with incorrect info.
Kees. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Woodger Sent: 26 July, 2016 11:10 To: [email protected] Subject: DFSORT DYNALLOC/DYNAPCT question You could look at using DFSPARM in your SAS steps, https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.icea100/dfsparm.htm When invoked from another program, and when that other program is reading/providing the data to DFSORT, you can help DFSORT out by providing things like an estimate of the number of records to expect, average record-length. Look at the sysout from any failures you can still locate and see if there are any indicative messages. This doesn't just apply to SAS, but to all programmatic invocations of DFSORT. Performance and stability can be improved through the appropriate use of DFSPARM. You can contact DFSORT directly (Kolusu posts the email address from time to time) if you have such issues and want expert advice. It is good to see things here, as it spreads information around, but I suspect the direct approach is quicker for immediate issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
