>> Can dfsort delete the last word if the first position is M and the last word >> is a number?
Jason, Quite simple, you need to show me an example, the length of the last word and the DCB properties of the input file and I can show you how to do it. Thanks, Kolusu DFSORT Development IBM Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN