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nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

Hi,

I want to strip first 8 characters in a VB recfm file.
I have executed the following code

kolusu · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:

Change your Sysin cards to the following . Since your input file is VB you need to use the parm CONVERT to copy into a FB file.

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

If i try like that it is giving the below error

SORT FIELDS=COPY,
OUTFILL CONVERT,
$
0 INVALID SORT OR MERGE STATEMENT OPERAND
OUTREC FIELDS=(9,145)

pls. help me out.

nadh

kolusu · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:34 am Post subject:

Nadh,

Take a closer look at your control cards. You had an extra L in the OUTFIL.
ie.

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

i executed with outfil it is giving the following error.

SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL CONVERT
OUTREC FIELDS=(13,145)
0 RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5
0 INCONSISTENT *OUTREC IFTHEN 0 REFORMATTING FIELD FOUND
3 END OF DFSORT

Pls. help me out.

nadh

kolusu · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:

nadh,

With outfil you only need OUTREC instead of OUTREC FIELDS

i.e

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

It worked fine Kolusu,

Thank you very much

Regards
Nadh

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:14 am Post subject:

nadh,

The first 4 bytes in a VB file are the RDW. So when you say you want to strip the first 8 characters, it's not clear if you want to remove the RDW and the first 4 data bytes after the RDW, or remove the RDW and the first 8 data bytes after the RDW.

If you want go VB to VB and remove the first 4 data bytes after the RDW, you can use:

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

Thank you.