but in my case i can't do it either because there are numerous special characters in my project and i can't use INSPECT for every special character and for every time.
I will have to process records in millions Suggest you test with 10s or 100s, NOT millions of records . . . I have to compare 1-7 field from first file to 20-27 of File but when I'm giving in Joinkeys should that be (20,7) or (1,7)?. These need to become consistent. 20-27 and 20 for 7 are not the s...
What was the hex input that generated the incorrect result?
I suspect it will help if you post the actual jcl and sort control used (copy/paste Not retype) along with the generated output including all messages with message id.
Do take a few minutes and practice with the Code Tag! It is not available on the Quick Reply editor. If you are in Quick Reply, click preview and all of the editing features become visable. The line of code is the "first-time" thru and sets up an area of all zeros. Later, as bits are used, the ones ...
You're not wasting my time - i just don't have as much as i'd prefer
The doc has a rather clear description of WHEN=INIT (first time). The BUILD generates 8 character zeros to be replaced with ones dependking on the character value (refer to the example i posted earlier).