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Vish

Hi Friends,
What is the exact difference between INREC and OUTREC statements in SORT ?

Thanks,
Vish

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:07 pm Post subject:

INREC is processed BEFORE the records are sorted, merged or copied. OUTREC is processed AFTER the records are sorted, merged or copied.

See the following for a Figure that shows the order in which DFSORT statements and parameters are processed:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICECA109/1.5.4?DT=20020722140254#FIGSTMTSEQ
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Vish · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:13 pm Post subject:

Hi Frank Yaeger,

Thanks a lot for your quick response.

Thanks a million
Vish
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Vish

kolusu · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 5:44 am Post subject:

vish,

For SORT FIELDS=COPY,there is no difference between INREC and OUTREC. For a sort or merge, the INREC statement is processed BEFORE sorting or merging occurs whereas the OUTREC statement is processed AFTER sorting or merging occurs.

In simple terms INREC is the layout that you want the sort program to process. OUTREC is the layout which you want to get from the sort program.

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 9:50 am Post subject: