Bill, You really don't need to complicate the control to get the desired results. I have optimized your control cards a bit which would give you the desired results
//SYSIN DD * OPTION COPY INCLUDE COND=(1,003,CH,EQ,C'250',OR, 1,100,SS,EQ,C'.BIN ') INREC IFOUTLEN=80, IFTHEN=(WHEN=(1,3,CH,EQ,C'250'), PARSE=(%01=(STARTAFT=C'"',ENDBEFR=C'"',FIXLEN=50)), BUILD=(C'250 ',%01)), IFTHEN=(WHEN=(1,3,CH,EQ,C'EZA'), PARSE=(%=(ENDAT=C'.BIN'), %02=(SUBPOS=12,FIXLEN=12)), BUILD=(C'BIN ',%02),HIT=NEXT), IFTHEN=(WHEN=(1,3,CH,EQ,C'BIN'), PARSE=(%03=(STARTAFT=C' ',ENDAT=C'.BIN',FIXLEN=12)), BUILD=(01:C'BIN ',56:%03)) OUTREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=GROUP,BEGIN=(1,3,CH,EQ,C'250'),PUSH=(05:5,50)) OUTFIL INCLUDE=(1,3,CH,EQ,C'BIN'), BUILD=(05,75,SQZ=(SHIFT=LEFT,LEAD=C'get ',MID=C'/', TRAIL=C' //DD:LIST',LENGTH=80)) //* The output from this job is get /sys01/new2017/input/TESTFL1.BIN //DD:LIST get /sys12/y2017/processed/HOLDDATA.BIN //DD:LIST get /sys12/y2017/processed/NEWDATA.BIN //DD:LIST Further if you have any questions please let me know Thanks, Sri Hari Kolusu DFSORT Development IBM Corporation Email: skol...@us.ibm.com Phone: 520-799-2237 Tie Line: 321-2237 IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote on 04/21/2017 12:45:56 PM: > From: Bill Ashton <bill00ash...@gmail.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Date: 04/21/2017 12:46 PM > Subject: Re: How to parse rows using SORT > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > Hi Kolusu, I think I messed up my original note by trying to keep the > characters in order. > > I have attached a file that shows my JCL with input and output expected. > The current run, though has a problem with the Parse for %02 and %03. I > hope you can help me with this - it is probably simple. > > Thanks! > B > > On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 2:05 PM, Sri h Kolusu <skol...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > > Bill, > > > > Why bother about the position. From the looks of it, you need to pick the > > last qualifier. So go find the last byte space and then subtract 12 bytes > > to get to your dataset name. > > > > something like this > > > > //STEP0100 EXEC PGM=SORT > > //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* > > //SORTIN DD * > > EZA2284I`-RW-R--R--```1`FTPUSER``FTPUSERS```42160`SEP``2``2016`TESTFL1.BIN > > > > EZA2284I`-RW-R--R--```1`FTPUSER``FTPUSERS``442160`NOV`10`15:26`TEST2.TXT > > //SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=* > > //SYSIN DD * > > OPTION COPY > > INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT, > > PARSE=(%=(ENDBEFR=C' '), > > %01=(SUBPOS=12,FIXLEN=12)), > > BUILD=(%01)), > > > > IFTHEN=(WHEN=(1,12,SS,EQ,C'`'), > > PARSE=(%02=(STARTAFT=C'`',FIXLEN=12)), > > BUILD=(%02)) > > > > OUTREC BUILD=(1,12,SQZ=(SHIFT=LEFT,LENGTH=80, > > LEAD=C' get /thisdirectory/', > > TRAIL=C' //DD:LIST')) > > //* > > > > > > The outout from this job is > > > > get /thisdirectory/TESTFL1.BIN //DD:LIST > > get /thisdirectory/TEST2.TXT //DD:LIST > > > > > > Further if you have any questions please let me know > > > > > > Thanks, > > Kolusu > > DFSORT Development > > IBM Corporation > > > > > > > > From: Bill Ashton <bill00ash...@gmail.com> > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Date: 04/21/2017 10:47 AM > > Subject: How to parse rows using SORT > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > > > > > Hello friends! > > > > I just ran into a problem, and am a bit confused how to correct this. > > > > I am reading the output of an FTP list command, and using SORT to capture > > and format the FTP GET commands I need. This process is working fine for > > the most part, and it produces the correct commands most of the time. > > However, I just noticed that the file list is different in one of my > > folders, causing me to lose the first character of the filename. > > > > I had been using this: > > PARSE=(%02=(ABSPOS=65,ENDBEFR=C'.',FIXLEN=8), > > %03=(FIXLEN=3)), > > > > but now I find that one of my folders starts the file name in pos 64, and > > not 65. > > > > Is there a way to not use ABSPOS=65, but instead to say I want to start > > following a space after Col 60? In Rexx, I could say to use the 10th word, > > but I don't want to change the SORT to Rexx now, as this input is doing a > > number of different things. > > > > Here is a sample of the file listing (with ` replacing blanks to keep > > spacing intact): > > > > EZA2284I`-rw-r--r--```1`ftpuser``ftpusers```42160`Sep``2``2016`TESTFL1.BIN > > EZA2284I`-rw-r--r--```1`ftpuser``ftpusers``442160`Nov`10`15:26`TEST2.TXT > > > > My output from the Sort is going to say > > get /thisdirectory/TESTFL1.BIN //DD:LIST > > get /thisdirectory/TEST2.TXT //DD:LIST > > > > Thanks for your help with this troublesome question! > > > > -- > > Thank you and best regards, > > *Billy Ashton* > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Thank you and best regards, > *Billy Ashton* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > [attachment "SORTFILE.txt" deleted by Sri h Kolusu/Silicon Valley/IBM] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN