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Sort - Remove duplicates when they occur consecutively

 
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relaxing
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:45 am    Post subject: Sort - Remove duplicates when they occur consecutively Reply with quote
Gurus, Is this possible via sort?

If ABC (and only ABC) occurs consecutively I should retain only the last instance.
Quote:
Input:

1123
1ABC
2ABC
4457
6ABC
8593
8593
4345
6ABC
7ABC
8ABC
8478


Quote:
Output:

1123
2ABC
4457
6ABC
8593
8593
4345
8ABC
8478


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
relaxing,

Try this

Code:

//SYSIN    DD *                           
   SORT FIELDS=COPY                       
   OUTREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT,             
         OVERLAY=(5:SEQNUM,8,ZD)),       
          IFTHEN=(WHEN=(2,3,CH,EQ,C'ABC'),
         OVERLAY=(5:8C'0'))               
   OUTFIL REMOVECC,NODETAIL,             
   SECTIONS=(2,11,                       
   TRAILER3=(1,4))                       
/*


Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks a Ton Kolusu.
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