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- Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:35 pm
- Forum: COBOL
- Topic: SORT verb - help
- Replies: 12
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Well, I wasn't able to do it exactly as you guys suggested but it helped me to get both of the files sorted the way I needed. I ran aground on the Merge so I'm stuck again. I'm not currently sure if I have my JCL wrong or if its that i'm not retrieving the file sorted by Syncsort right. It could be ...
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:36 am
- Forum: COBOL
- Topic: SORT verb - help
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24635
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:09 am
- Forum: COBOL
- Topic: SORT verb - help
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24635
When you have your SD does it need to mirror the input file you are sorting? I still don't see how to reverse the order for the DMY format I need. I also don't see how to make the year into 4 digits. I'm not sure why I keep sticking on this. My prof keeps telling me how 'curious' my code/thinking is...
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:20 am
- Forum: COBOL
- Topic: SORT verb - help
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24635
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: COBOL
- Topic: SORT verb - help
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24635
SORT verb - help
I am writing an assignment (Mainframe COBOL using MVS) and I need to sort a file without directly using a utility like Syncsort and I'm having trouble with the input procedure. The format of the file is SD B-Sort-File. 01 B-Sort-Record. 05 FirstName Pic X(10). (key2) 05 LastName Pic X(15). (key1) 05...