Although this is a joke... some respect for Sri please. Remember that he doesn't need to share anything. We'll be the ones looking dumb with capable tools & not knowing how to properly use them.
- KB ------- Original Message ------- On Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at 10:08 AM, Tom Brennan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> wrote: > But with DFSORT I don't need to know the syntax at all. I can post a > note here describing what I'm trying to do along with some data samples, > and like the elves who make shoes, complete JCL and SYSIN will magically > appear the next morning. > > On 8/30/2022 5:02 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > > The DFSORT command syntax is dreadful -- too positional. It's > > hard to read ...,keyword,value,keyword,value,... > > Considerably better would be ,keyword(value), or ,keyword=value,... > > I suppose the design is OK to programmers versed in it, but it > > repels the novice. It may be easy for a computer to parse, > > but silicon is now cheaper than carbon. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
