Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
Agree, however, it took me less than 2 minutes to add the code for FIELD card. I was responding to the original, however, here's the extra code, OUT2.I = 'RPT FIELD,TABLE,'||Dbname|| VERSION SAY REC.I SAY OUT.I SAY OUT2.I D "EXECIO * DISKW OFILE(STEM OUT. FINIS " "EXECIO * DISKW OFILE(S

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Sri h Kolusu
>> I tried this in REXX, more familiar for me than DFSORT. Wayne, Thanks for the REXX code, however, please note that there is additional processing. OP wants to generate 2 different command files and make a copy of the input along with setting a return code if the input file is empty, so that

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
I would probably use a 26 char ALPHA string and index into that to avoid the stem variable with the hard coded A to F. or a Hex to Char based on the suffix value Been a while since I saw Datacom/DB dictionary output :) On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 1:13 PM Wayne Bickerdike wrote: > I tried this

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
I tried this in REXX, more familiar for me than DFSORT. My code: Stor = '' ALPHA.1 = 'A' ALPHA.2 = 'B' ALPHA.3 = 'C' ALPHA.4 = 'D' ALPHA.5 = 'E' ALPHA.6 = 'F' "ALLOC F(IFILE) DA('BDB204.OUTLIST(FROM)') SHR REUSE " "ALLOC F(OFILE) DA('BDB204.OUTLIST(TO)') SHR REUSE " "EXECIO * DISKR IFILE

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Don Johnson
Kolusu, thanks once again! This is now complete and working as I had hoped! Have a good evening! Don -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Ituriel do Neto
I think there is also another option, like below //STEP1  EXEC PGM=ICETOOL                                      //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*                                           //DFSMSG  DD SYSOUT=*                                           //IN      DD DISP=SHR,DSN=YOUR.DATASET  //TOOLIN  DD *   

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Sri h Kolusu
>> If the input file has no records to process, I would like to set a return >> code so I can bypass further processing. Is there a way that I can tweak >> this SORT input that you gave me to know if the SORTCMD1 file is empty, and >> set a CC for the step? Don, Yes, we can set a return code i

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Cameron Conacher
Subject: Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ Hi Kolusu, I have one question about a situation that just came up. If the input file has no records to process, I would like to set a return code so I can bypass further processing. Is there a way that I can tweak this SORT input that you Hi Kolusu, I

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-09 Thread Don Johnson
Hi Kolusu, I have one question about a situation that just came up. If the input file has no records to process, I would like to set a return code so I can bypass further processing. Is there a way that I can tweak this SORT input that you gave me to know if the SORTCMD1 file is empty, and set a

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Don Johnson
Kolusu, thanks...this gave me just what I needed in those files! Have a wonder-filled day! Don -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-M

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Sri h Kolusu
>> In total, I am trying to create three output files: 1. The command file with UTL COPY (which I have) 2. The command file with RPT FIELD 3. The original input file. Don, It is quite simple. Here is a sample job that will give you the desired results. I assumed that your input has an LRECL=1

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Don Johnson
Well, I found that I could not release 2 records into the Copy from INREC. So here is what I did to produce all the output. Kolusu, if you have an easier way, I would be happy to learn and adapt! This is what I did to get what I needed: //SYSINDD * OPTION COPY

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Don Johnson
Thanks for the tip, Kolusu; it worked great! Now, I was trying to create a second command file, without that last comma and field. For example, the statements you gave me created -UTL COPY,TABLE,B400-TRANHIST(0003),HST0400A and for the second file, I need -RPT FIELD,TABLE,B400-TRANHIST(0003) Ho

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Jay Maynard
I'm getting the distinct impression that DFSORT is becoming a Swiss Army knife for the systems programmer, much like a SAS DATA step is. On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 9:04 AM Sri h Kolusu wrote: > >> Here is my code...can someone help me to get rid of the spaces in the > name, before the ( value? >

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Sri h Kolusu
>> Here is my code...can someone help me to get rid of the spaces in the name, >> before the ( value? Don, You are complicating a simple request. First build Only the fields you need, and you can add the static characters using LEAD on the SQZ operator. Also, you don't have to get a seqn

Re: SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Bob Bridges
Since listserv emails are always plain-text (well, at least in my experience), there's no way for you to control the font used at the other end. All you can send are the text characters; the recipient controls what font is used for plain-text emails. For just the reasons you're thinking of I t

SORT Help with JFY and SQZ

2023-11-08 Thread Don Johnson
Good morning! I am trying to do what I thought was a simple SORT Copy function to create some commands from an input file, but I am being thwarted by embedded blanks in my line. Here is the input (Sorry for the formatting issues, I am not sure how to post fixed-space text): +1+