It may not be the case that it just works, but it should. No matter where the dataset was created, it must exist in a way that is accessible on z/OS, or they wouldn't be trying to process it via DFSORT.
And, by existing, all required attributes to successfully process it should be derivable by the access method at open. JCL should only need to specify DSN, Locations (if not cataloged) and DISP. I'm sounding like Gil :) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sri h Kolusu > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DFSORT for HTTP logs - RECFM and BLKSiZE? > > >>>None of these should need JCL specification to read an existing > dataset. > > > > Probably OP's input file is NOT created on z/OS. So he needs to supply the > DCB parameters to read the dataset. > > Thanks, > Kolusu > DFSORT Development > IBM Corporation > > > > From: "Gibney, Dave" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 01/16/2018 01:56 PM > Subject: Re: DFSORT for HTTP logs - RECFM and BLKSiZE? > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > None of these should need JCL specification to read an existing dataset. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Sri h Kolusu > > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:36 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: DFSORT for HTTP logs - RECFM and BLKSiZE? > > > > Tim, > > > > You follow the same rules for JCL. Something like this > > > > //SORTIN DD PATH='your http log file', > > // RECFM=??,LRECL=290,BLKSIZE=?????, > > // FILEDATA=TEXT,PATHOPTS=ORDONLY > > > > > > Thanks, > > Kolusu > > DFSORT Development > > IBM Corporation > > > > > > > > From: Tim Hare <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 01/16/2018 09:25 AM > > Subject: DFSORT for HTTP logs - RECFM and BLKSiZE? > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > I want to do some simple reporting on my HTTP logs > (httpd-log.MMMddYYYY). > > I'm coding PARSE= to get the information I want, and I think I > understand that > > part, but when I run my job SORT complains about RECFM, LRECL, or > BLKSIZE. > > Viewing the logs, it looks like the record length is 290 (that's what > ISPF view > > tells me) but where do I determine RECFM and BLKSIZE? How do I code > the > > JCL for these beside the PATH= and PATHOPTS= values? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to > > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to > > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
