Sergio -
Take a look at HELP PIPE SORT.
'PIPE < cpux9 batchw a | sort 1-8 descending 63-65 | > cpux9 batd a'
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:10:16 +0300 Sergio Lima said:
>
>Hello List,
>
>We have a CMS file, with some fields.
>One of this field is a date, in the DD/MM/YY format.
>We also have 200 records medium by day.
>Another field, is a numeric percentage that I need get the top 50 for each day.
>So, We think execute a sort under a REXX EXEC , like this :
>
>trace r
>queue "1 8 63 65"
>"sort cpux9 batchw a cpux9 batd a "
>exit
>
>But, looking on HELP of sort command can't see the descending option.
>
>We think this, because after the sort, will write another REXX that read only
>the first 50 records , and write another output file.
>
>Someone already have used the sort with descending order, or know if have
>another way to do this?
>
>Thanks very much,
>
>Sergio Lima Costa
>Sao Paulo - Brazil
