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kavi
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 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: Doubt on FORMAT |
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Hi all,
I tried to get some informations on FORMAT used in SORT, but I was not getting correct informations as I expected. This is the right place where I can get the result. Please help me on this
I had a control card as follows
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SORT FIELDS=(1,80,A),FORMAT=BI
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My input and output files are record length of 80. Here what is the use of FORMAT=BI, the records in input file has Alphanumeric charecter also. Does this FORMAT=BI helps in anyother way to improve or speed up the sort process. If so how.
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vkphani
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kavi,
If you have to deal with Alphanumeric charecters, then you can use FORMAT as CH. If FORMAT is BI, then your file has Binary data.
This is noway related to improve or speed up the sort process. |
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Frank Yaeger
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Unless you're using character specific options like LOCALE or ALTSEQ, DFSORT treats FORMAT=CH and FORMAT=BI the same internally. There's really no reason to use FORMAT=BI rather than FORMAT=CH.
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kavi
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vkphani/Frank Yaeger
Thanks a lot.
Thanks
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