Ignore the sign nibble? Or am I missing something?
//SORT EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN DD *
- - 5 Line(s) not Displayed
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,2.5,BI,A)
//SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=*,LRECL=80
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
Where the 5 lines not displayed look like this in hex
00244444444444444
00C00000000000000
-----------------
00144444444444444
00C00000000000000
-----------------
00244444444444444
00D00000000000000
-----------------
00144444444444444
00D00000000000000
-----------------
00344444444444444
00C00000000000000
SORTOUT in SDSF then looks like this in hex
00144444444444444
00C00000000000000
-----------------
00144444444444444
00D00000000000000
-----------------
00244444444444444
00C00000000000000
-----------------
00244444444444444
00D00000000000000
-----------------
00344444444444444
00C00000000000000
This is documented in the SyncSort manual under the FIELDS parameter of the
SORT statement:
"The length value indicates the length of the control field. The length
value must be
an integer number of bytes except for the length of a binary control field
which can
be specified in bits. For example, a length value of 0.5 refers to a binary
control field
5 bits long.
"For signed fields, the length value must include the area occupied by the
sign."
Obviously that last line only applies if you're actually interested in the
sign.
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