> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DFSORT for HTTP logs - RECFM and BLKSiZE? > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:45:34 +0000, Gibney, Dave wrote: > > >I do believe that I should be able to point DFSORT at any file (Unix or not) > where performing the functions of DFSORT make sense, and not be required > to specify in JCL the physical attributes of LRECL, RECFM and most especially > BLKSIZE. These should all be derivable from the physical dataset at open time. > >This should not be extended to think I am saying that these JCL statements > should be disallowed as overrides for some reason or other. > > > And I do believe that I should be able to perform shell redirection to any > file > (UNIX or Classic data set). Tough that we can't do all these things.
If the files already exists, I completely agree. > > >And, DDFSORT (or other utilities) should be able to detect (and coherently > report) when they are asked to perform functions against data that is not in a > useable or logical format for the function requested. > > > Yes. And the OP's S001-1 hardly qualifies as a coherent report. But DFSORT > may have converted the message or the OP may have omitted some details. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
