Hi All,

Is it possible to SORT a Variable File. I want to sort a field , whose position is 210:4 (SORT FIELDS=(210,4,A), FORMAT=CH ), and the LRECL of that variable file is 2007.

Please let me know if we can.

Thank You well in advance.

Yes. You just have to include the RDW (positions 1-4) when specifying the starting position. So if 210 is the data position, use 214.

If you have short records, you can use the VLSHRT option.

For more information, see:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ ... 0519162426

If you're not familiar with DFSORT and DFSORT's ICETOOL, I'd suggest reading through "z/OS DFSORT: Getting Started". It's an excellent tutorial, with lots of examples, that will show you how to use DFSORT, DFSORT's ICETOOL and DFSORT Symbols. You can access it online, along with all of the other DFSORT books, from:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? ... g3T7000080