On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:37:57 -0700, Sri h Kolusu wrote: > >If one end of the pipe fails for any reason, then both ends would have to >be rerun. The redbook "Batch Modernization on z/OS" chapter 16 >explains the use of Batch pipes. Martin Packer is one of the co-author. > >http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247779.html > SORT is a weak instructional tool for pipe concepts. As in: CMS Pipelines User’s Guide and Reference: sort—Order Records ... Record Delay: sort delays all records until end-of-file.
I.e. SORT writes nothing until it has completely read its input. One might as well write to a temp file and sort that. A better example might be to use ICETOOL to do a minor reformtting, record-by-record, of its input. And generate that input with an EXEC that emits a record every few seconds. And use SDSF to track its output in real time. But beware: a Master Plumber is apt to jump in with SPECS stages that do the same thing, faster, better, cheaper. QSAM buffering will introduce some parasitic delay unless you use unbuffered RECFM. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
