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abracadabra · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:45 am Post subject: SYSIN Card Length

Hi,

What is the maximum length of a SYSIN card? If my SYSYIN cannot fit in one line, can I continue to the next line. For example, if I am using an INCLUDE COND=(44,4,CH,EQ,C'AAA',OR,44,4,CH,EQ,C'AAA',OR,......), what should be the SYSYIN if there other conditions for the same position of 44,4.

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kolusu · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:53 am Post subject:

abracadabra,

The SYSIN dataset length varies from program to program. For sort products the data set must be defined with a RECFM of F or FB and LRECL of 80. If the LRECL is greater than 80, sort will use only the first 80 bytes of each record.

As for no: of max control cards you can code in a sysin dataset depends on the length and format of the field in question. For syncsort this value depends on mincore value which was specified during installation.

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abracadabra · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

Thanks Kolusu. So if I have the following INCLUDE COND
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=42,4,CH,EQ,C'AAA',OR,42,4,CH,EQ,C'BBB',.......

and this continues, can I use a continuation in the 72nd column and continue with my COND statement?
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Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:20 am Post subject:

There are two ways to continue control statements with DFSORT. The easier way is to break the first line at a comma and continue on the next line, e.g.

abracadabra · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:34 am Post subject:

Thanks Frank. Does the same hold good for SYNCSORT too? I have the following SYSYIN card for SYNCSORT

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=(42,4,CH,EQ,C'AAA',OR,42,4,CH,EQ,C'BBB',OR,42,4,CH,EQ,C'C*
CC')
/*
The '*' is in the 72nd column.

The error I am getting is

E1 - DSS11005E - IMPROPER CONTINUATION OF SORT STATEMENT.
E2 - DSS10072E - EXPECTED CONTINUATION WAS NOT RECEIVED AT EOF.
E3 - DSS10083E - SYNTAX ERROR; ')' WAS EXPECTED.
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kolusu · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:41 am Post subject:

abracadabra,

First of all it is a pro/jcl message. secondly your control cards must be as follows. you are missing an opening quote in last condition.

abracadabra · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:51 am Post subject:

Great. Thanks Kolusu and Frank
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