Sri, it's true, indeed and it's outside of my control (this case I'm not the SYSPROG).
Back to your explanation, I do understand DFSORT ... "So VLSHRT tells DFSORT to treat any comparison involving a short field as false." This case anyway I've two conditions in OR, one of the two is true and anyway it ignores the two of them. Now I better understand and will keep more attention to such a pitfall. Thanks again. Max <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Privo di virus.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> Il giorno ven 26 lug 2024 alle ore 15:00 Sri Hari Kolusu <skol...@us.ibm.com> ha scritto: > > thanks a lot it obviously (now :D) worked. I would have preferred an > error. > > Max, > > I am guessing your shop has VLSHRT as the default. Here is a topic that > describes the effects of VLSHRT > > https://www.mail-archive.com/ibm-main@listserv.ua.edu/msg92247.html > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
