Is it possible your installation default is EQUALS=YES? This causes extra bytes to be added to the sort field internally. Try adding OPTION NOEQUALS after your SORT statement.
Have a nice day, Dave Betten z/OS Performance Specialist Cloud and Systems Performance IBM Corporation email: bet...@us.ibm.com IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote on 09/19/2017 05:20:05 PM: > From: Chris Hoelscher <choelsc...@humana.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Date: 09/19/2017 05:20 PM > Subject: Re: z/os 2.2 - help with sort/icetool > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > the LRECL, RECFM, DSORG and BLCKSIZE of &&UNIQSTOK? > > Here is where the ds was created > //OFA DD DSN=&&UNIQSTOK, > // DISP=(NEW,PASS), > // SPACE=(CYL,(010,010),RLSE), > // UNIT=SYSDA, > // BLKSIZE=25600, > // LRECL=25600, > // RECFM=FB > > You may need to ensure your input is really that long, 4088 chars at least? > > Yes - the rows are space-filled before being populated - at least > 25502 bytes have data > > > Chris Hoelscher > Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services > Technology Solution Services > > 123 East Main Street > Louisville, KY 40202 > Humana.com > (502) 476-2538 or 407-7266 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > ] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 5:03 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] z/os 2.2 - help with sort/icetool > > Chris Hoelscher wrote: > > >//IN DD DSN=&&UNIQSTOK, > >// DISP=(OLD,DELETE) > ... > > SORT FIELDS=(104,4088,A),FORMAT=CH > ... > > > > ICE201I A RECORD TYPE IS F - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 1 > > Is that RECFM correct? > > > ICE189A 0 BLOCKSET REQUIRED BUT COULD NOT BE USED - REASON CODE IS > 63 > > ICE052I 3 END OF DFSORT > >63 > >Too many control fields were specified or control fields were too > large. > > >I have only 1 control field and I *thought* 4088 was acceptable Where > >have I gone wrong?? > > Let us start at the beginning. What is the LRECL, RECFM, DSORG and > BLCKSIZE of &&UNIQSTOK? > > You may need to ensure your input is really that long, 4088 chars at least? > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or > entity to which it is addressed > and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this > material/information in error, > please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. > > Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries comply with applicable Federal > civil rights laws and > do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, > age, disability or > sex. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries do not exclude people or treat > them differently > because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. > > English: ATTENTION: If you do not speak English, language assistance > services, free > of charge, are available to you. Call 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). > > Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su > disposición servicios > gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). > > 繁體中文(Chinese)：注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助 > 服務。請致電 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)。 > > Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole): ATANSION: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, > gen sèvis èd > pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). > > Polski (Polish): UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać zbezpłatnej > pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). > > 한국어 (Korean): 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료 로 > 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)번으로 전화해 주십시오. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to 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
