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 t
> 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
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; add OPTION VLSCMP to the SYSIN and re-run the job.
>
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> Input is a VBA dataset.
Massimo,
Since the input is VBA, the short records may be the difference. Please add
OPTION VLSCMP to the SYSIN and re-run the job.
Thanks,
Kolusu
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Hi everybody,
I'm working on a dataset coming from LISTC LEV something ALL.
I want to extract only a subset of records with the following SYSIN:
//SYSINDD *
*INCLUDE COND=(6,4,CH,EQ,C'DATA')COND #1
*INCLUDE COND=(71,7,CH,EQ,C'TRACKS-')COND #2
INCLUDE
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>> We use OPTION COPY.
Eric,
Option COPY does NOT require FILSZ parameter. It is required when SORTing data
>> We use OPTION COPY.
Eric,
Option COPY does NOT require FILSZ parameter. It is required when SORTing data
which helps in calculating the workspace required. DFSORT issues an
informational message ICE118I when it couldn't determine the file size.
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>> We run sort
E 0 FOR COPY, MERGE OR SORTOUT)
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Hello All,
Unless I'm misreading the manual, from the DFSORT Application Programming
Guide, FILSZ can be used to improve performance.
We run sort splits on large tape datasets, with over a hundred million records.
They get split into 3 separate datasets, depending on the data.
These jobs do
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> I don't think that option is on the template workbench.
Michael,
I don't use workbench, b
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> >> I want to know if I can include an option, or processing clause to
> ensure that Library statistics are generated for each new member a
> I don't think that option is on the template workbench.
Michael,
I don't use workbench, but I am assuming that it does let you EDIT the
template. If it does , then just add/Modify the stats parm in the template.
Thanks,
Kolusu
I don't think that option is on the template workbench.
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he ISPF statistics that exist for members being processed are always updated
and statistics for a member that previously did not have statistics are created.
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where what's provided in input or a DD is a library, not a library(member). So
DFSORT sorting to a library(member) wouldn't create stats.
For the OP question, I think the respondents have hit all the options to create
ISPF stats...
* ISPF 3.5 (usually the best method in ISPF)
* ISPF Edit, save
Fantastic!!
Thanks
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>> Or just Enter/SAVE/F3 a couple of hundred
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I want to know if I can include an option, or processing clause to ensure that
Library statistics are generated for each new member as I create them. At the
moment, I have a couple of hundred new
On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:24:52 +, Robert Prins wrote:
>Or if you don't care about stats, just that they are set, ISPF 3.5
>
ISRSUPC with the UPDMVS8 option generates a patch file.
But is there any tool to apply such a patch and update the stats,
and even the revision level in cols. 73-80?
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On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:01:20 +, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
>
>Unfortunately, ...
>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law>
>DFSORT does NOT copy/generate member statistics when copying. However, if
>your shop has FILE-MANAGER, then you can use the following.
&
anks.
>> I can try that.
>> Or just Enter/SAVE/F3 a couple of hundred times.
>>
>> Appreciate the information as always.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> …….Cameron
>>
>>
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> >> I want to know if I can include an opti
Wouldn't that set the statistics to the current date and time, plus the userid
of the SORT job?
Also, if you have File Manager, I assume that it could do the copy, including
statistics.
As a free alternative to File Manager, see PDS86 at cbttape.org file 182.
If you have the free PDS tool from the CBTTAPE site, that tool also allows you
to add ISPF statistics to an existing member.
Peter
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Thanks.
I can try that.
Or just Enter/SAVE/F3 a couple of hundred times.
Appreciate the information as always.
Thanks
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created when last changed,
etc..).
Cameroon,
Unfortunately, DFSORT does NOT copy/generate member statistics when copying.
However, if your shop has FILE-MANAGER, then you can use the following.
//STEP0100 EXEC PGM=FILEMGR
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//DDIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=Your.input
//DDOUTDD
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> Hello everyone,
> I believe I simply cannot do this
Hello everyone,
I believe I simply cannot do this using DFSORT, but I wanted to confirm with
the wider/wiser team.
I have create a little DFSORT Utility to clone JCL/PROCs/Control Statement
etc... by copying selected members from a Library to another Library with
little Market changes
My Apologies Kolusu for wrong details inputted
Thanks Much for the sample job and it is working good for my requirement.
Regards
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>>> Is this doable in DFSORT? If so, can help point me to some examples /
>>> suggested reading / command statements?
Steve,
Yes DFSORT can do it quite easily. Since you haven't provided any details
about LRECL/RECFM here is sample that I came up on the fly. Run t
Hello All,
I looked back at history of DFSORT questions / answers and didn't see anything
that quite matched up on this.
My question is the following - I have a sharp App Developer I work with who is
very good with SAS but can't quite get SAS to do what he wants - long story.
In a nutshell
quence number which you want to validate to pull the
desired records.
>> Could someone please let me know how we can build this data using dfsort ?
If you had searched, you would have found the DFSORT Smart trick “Include or
omit groups of records” which caters to your exact require
Have you considered using IFTHEN-WHEN constructs?
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Hi All-
In the below Data we need to extract with in the cross ref
1500013748790
592670711500013748790
600392811 1500013748790
600392561 1762220138631
Data size
Acct _NBR 10 bytes
Pacct_NBR 15 bytes
LAST_CHANGE_TS 20 bytes
CROSS_REF_NBR 5 bytes
SEQ_NBR 2 bytes
Could someone please let me know how we can build this data using dfsort ?
Regards
Ron T
On Sun, 12 May 2024 12:20:09 +, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
>...
>As Mike mentioned, Data on z/OS data is governed by the LRECL. So, there is
>no newline character. If you are planning to parse out transferred binary
>data, then depending on where the file originated, you can use the
>> So how may the programmer match a newline character?
Paul,
As Mike mentioned, Data on z/OS data is governed by the LRECL. So, there is no
newline character. If you are planning to parse out transferred binary data,
then depending on where the file originated, you can use the equivalent Hex
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in <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=statement-regular-expressions>,
I read:
. The period symbol matches any one character except the terminal newline
character.
w may the programmer match a newline character?
> I I read in an apparently related publication,
> <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=functions-regcomp-compile-regular-expression>,
> $
> The dollar symbol matches the end of the string. (Use \n to match a
> newline
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=functions-regcomp-compile-regular-expression>,
$
The dollar symbol matches the end of the string. (Use \n to match a newline
character.)
Does "\n" work alike for DFSORT?
What is the code point for the newline character? It doesn't appea
On Sat, 4 May 2024 18:52:19 +, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
>
>Also, in the PDF documentation it is divided as chapters and the web
>documentation does not have that, but it is in the same chapter order as the
>PDF. So here is the link to DFSORT Application Programming Gu
tation does not have that, but it is in the same chapter order as the
PDF. So here is the link to DFSORT Application Programming Guide
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=guide-abstract-dfsort-application-programming
Now see the left panel which shows the subtopics within this book, and y
find web page"?
>
>The table 109 you refer is referring to the EBCDIC table listed here.
>
>https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=sequences-ebcdic
>
Excellent; thanks!
How did you find that? I tried to no avail with Google keywords:
site:IBM.com dfsort ebcdic coll
C table listed here.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=sequences-ebcdic
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I wabt to provide feedback on:
DFSORT Application Programming Guide SC23-6878-60
Table 109 EBCDIC ...
In that publication I read:
How to provide feedback to IBM
We welcome any feedback that you have, including comments on
the clarity, accuracy, or completeness of the information
NOPHRASE
D LIONEL
Hope that is what you want.
PS: if you don't have COPY/SORT pass before the DISPLAY , then you can do it
using traditional reporting features.
Thanks,
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>> The ON value could be "LEGACY", "KDFAES", "PASSWORD" or "NOPHRASE".
Lionel,
How do you determine which header value need
>> The ON value could be "LEGACY", "KDFAES", "PASSWORD" or "NOPHRASE".
Lionel,
How do you determine which header value need to be used? I am guessing that it
is going to depend on a value in the file. If So we can dynamically change it.
Tha
Can you set up a constant in the
SYMNAMES DD to do that ?
Or is that for different functions ?
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Does
Does anyone know who to change the value found in the ON to a more
meaningful value:
For example this: HEADER('PassPhrase') ON(616,10,CH)
The ON value could be "LEGACY", "KDFAES", "PASSWORD" or "NOPHRASE".
Thanks in advance
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 04:03:48 +, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
>...
>I know you are detail-attentive, so I would add it to the next pub refresh,
>but it only goes into 3.1 (may be V2R5 but not sure).
>
>^
>The caret symbol matches the beginning the string.
>
>$
>The dollar symbol matches the end
Paul,
DFSORT does indeed support "^" and "&" for the begin and end.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=statement-regular-expressions
If scroll down a bit in the above link, we do the examples.
^ibm
Matches records beginning with "ibm"
ibm$
On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:41:49 +, Farley, Peter wrote:
>For the ISPF case, I think the document writers think that they have covered
>everything about the accepted regular expression syntax by stating up front on
>that page:
>
>“ISPF uses the IBM® C regcomp() — Compile regular expression and
to compile and execute a regular
expression . . .”
We will have to wait for Sri Kolusu to answer for the DFSORT case.
Peter
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The description of regular expressions for DFSORT:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=statement-regular-expressions>
mentions "$" to match the end of a string, but not "^" to match the beginning.
The description of regular expressions for ISPF:
<https://
> > > use the SUBDAYS function. I am looking at the DFSORT Programmer Guide.
> > > But I learn best by example.
>
>
> Richard,
>
> Your input date has separators and DFSORT date arithmetic functions works on
> date without separators. So, we just need to strip off
>> The date begins in column 1 and is 10 characters long. I know I want to use
>> the SUBDAYS function. I am looking at the DFSORT Programmer Guide. But I
>> learn best by example.
Richard,
Your input date has separators and DFSORT date arithmetic functions works on
date
I have the following field in a dataset, that I want to subtract days from,
leaving the date in the original format.
The date begins in column 1 and is 10 characters long. I know I want to use the
SUBDAYS function. I am looking
at the DFSORT Programmer Guide. But I learn best by example.
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One of the most important things I learned 45 years ago was 37 is always a
space issue
: BELOW 16M = 20480, ABOVE 16M = 2119680
> ICE855I 0 SORTOUT : TX=N, R=J, L=J, B=D, BL=0, BR=0, DCT=37, VS=N, RU=X, SB=8
> ICE210I 0 SORTOUT : EXCP USED, LRECL = 317, BLKSIZE = 27896, TYPE = FB
> ICE751I 2 EF-I80638 CB-NONE F0-NONE DA-I76950
> ICE185A 0 AN SE37 ABEND WAS ISSUED BY DFSORT, ANOT
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>> Is this a standalone sort or one from a cobol program or db2 process?
Lizette,
It is a JCL invoked SORT.
>> Is this a standalone sort or one from a cobol program or db2 process?
Lizette,
It is a JCL invoked SORT.
Clue : ICEAM1 INVOCATION ENVIRONMENT IN EFFECT - ICEAM1 ENVIRONMENT SELECTED
Thanks,
Kolusu
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Sort received an SE37: ICE185A 0 AN SE37 ABEND WAS ISSUED BY DFSORT, ANOTHER
PROGRAM OR AN EXIT (PHASE
So the dataset was probably allocated on a volume without sufficient space to
expand or ran out of extents
Is this a standalone sort or one from a cobol program or db2 process?
Regards
>> ICE185A 0 AN SE37 ABEND WAS ISSUED BY DFSORT, ANOTHER PROGRAM OR AN EXIT
>> (PHASE
Ron,
Most likely your job abended due to lack of space on SORTOUT dataset. Check
the JESMSGLG for a detailed explanation of the E37 abend also the dataset name.
Fix the space on the dataset by
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ICE185A 0 AN SE37 ABEND WAS ISSUED BY DFSORT, ANOTHER PROGRAM OR AN EXIT (PHASE
Job Step work file details . Allocated SORTWK50 files
XXSORTWK09 DD DISP=(NEW,DELETE,DELETE),SPACE=(CYL,())
IEFC653I SUBSTITUTION JCL - DISP=(NEW,DELETE,DELETE),SPACE=(CYL,(200))
XXSORTWK10 DD DISP
> //SORTIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=
> //SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=*
> //SYSINDD *
> OPTION COPY
> INCLUDE COND=(DCURCTYP,EQ,DCUDATAT,AND, * Type = Data type
> DCDCREDT,LT,DATE3P-10,AND, * Created < curr date - 10
> DCDCREDT,GE,IPLDATE) * Creat
,DCUDATAT,AND, * Type = Data type
DCDCREDT,LT,DATE3P-10,AND, * Created < curr date - 10
DCDCREDT,GE,IPLDATE) * Created >= IPLDATE
/*
Further if you have any questions, please let me know
Thanks,
K
rr date - 10
Regards
Jack
On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 15:36, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
>
> >> Is there a way to make SORT date comparisons referencing the IPL date?
> I have not been able to find anything on the manual.
>
> Jack,
>
> DFSORT does not have direct access
Okay, yes, these more-recent z/OS JCL days that's true - JCL SYMBOLs are now
directly accessible in SYSIN DD *,SYMBOLS= -- but not indirectly when the
SYSIN is not instream, so the JP"" method as a PARM= continues to be viable
to bridge / pass symbolic data and have it be resolved within
>> Is there a way to make SORT date comparisons referencing the IPL date? I
>> have not been able to find anything on the manual.
Jack,
DFSORT does not have direct access to IPL info. It can access system symbols
but there is no system symbol defined for LAST IPL date (AFAIK).
ime (maybe
> using an automated-SUBMIT batch-job DFSORT / ICETOOL, or SAS, or REXX,
> etc.), parse and set a site-specific SYMBOL - then you can use it in one of
> various methods in a batch DFSORT job via an expected JCL INCLUDE
> MEMBER=. Do consider challenges with symbol
> naming
One option is to harvest the /D IPLINFO information at IPL-time (maybe using an
automated-SUBMIT batch-job DFSORT / ICETOOL, or SAS, or REXX, etc.), parse and
set a site-specific SYMBOL - then you can use it in one of various methods in a
batch DFSORT job via an expected JCL INCLUDE MEMBER
<
059cd493dd41-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> ha scritto:
> Hi Scott,
> Thank you for the suggestion.
> I am trying to build the JCL using only DFSORT capabilities. I was just
> wondering if maybe that particular capability would be available, as DFSORT
> as a wide ran
Hi Scott,
Thank you for the suggestion.
I am trying to build the JCL using only DFSORT capabilities. I was just
wondering if maybe that particular capability would be available, as DFSORT
as a wide range of date processing. An may be that if not yet, it would
become available in the near future
Possibly a REXX process to capture/parse the output of a z/OS command /D
IPLINFO.
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Is there a way to make SORT date comparisons referencing the IPL date? I
have not been able to find anything on the manual.
Regards
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>> And, using the example provided, we are able to add a comment to the first
>> two lines but not the last line, since it does not have a hyphen? Cameron,
>> That is true. But if you want you can a
OL operators here
* My comment line - 1
* My comment line - 2
* My comment line - 3
* My comment line - 4
COPY FROM(INPUTA) TO(OUTA)
/*
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, I get what it is doing!"
>> moments. Line comments help us to explain those gory details that lead to
>> the "Light Bulb" moment.
TOOLIN statements are mostly english like language statements and the gory
details are in SYSIN and XXXCNTL and both of them al
Subject: Re: Line comments in DFSORT
I found this in the ICETOOL doc: | Continuation can be indicated by a hyphen
(-) after the operator or after any operand. The next operand must then be
specified on the next line. For example: | SORT FROM(INDD) - | USING(ABCD) - |
TO(OUTPUT1,OUTPUT2,OUTPUT3
details of the code immediately to the
left of it.
This is the style I learned as an Assembler programmer, and it carries forward
to my work in many other languages.
DFSORT and ICETOOL code can be very complex, and is daunting for a new student,
looking at it for the first time.
While teach
UTA) TO(OUTA)
* COPY INPUT1 TO OUTB
COPY FROM(INPUT1) TO(OUTB) USING(ALAS)
* COPY INPUTX TO OUTC
SORT FROM(INPUTX) TO(OUTC) USING(ALAK)
/*
>> I searched for every # in the the DFSORT Application Programming Guide to
>> verify that ICETOOL line comments are not documented.
N
# in the the DFSORT Application Programming Guide to
verify that ICETOOL line comments are not documented.
Thanks again for your help figuring this out. I'm updating our DFSORT and
ICETOOL training course materials. The examples will be more readable now!
Regards,
Bob Stark
every record
/*
//ALAKCNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,3,CH,D)# sort field-1 Desc
/*
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That is good news, but I cannot seem to replicate your results
ICE281I 0 ORIGINAL OPERATOR STATEMENTS FOLLOW
* Enter ICETOOL operators here *
COPY FROM(INPUTA) TO(OUTA) # COPY INPUTA TO
I was on bitsavers, so I looked.I thought I remembered that the old Sort/Merge
program supported comments on the control cards. See pages 11 and 12.
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/R01-08/C28-6543-2_Sort_Merge_Apr66.pdf
I'm sure that DFSORT would have always accepted any valid Sort
Sorry, I didn't see Sri's remarks (no pun intended) until after I had replied.
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Actually
Actually it is documented. They're just not called comments. Look up "remark"
in the DFSort application programming guide.
Rex
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UT DD SYSOUT=*
//TOOLIN DD *
SORT FROM(IN) -# My comment in toolin
USING(CTL1)
/*
//CTL1CNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,3,CH,D) # sort field-1 Desc
/*
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Thanks. That online doc is tricky, I read the detail page which didn't mention
"Remarks". The higher level page that you shared did mention them.
I experimented with our legacy system, and it supported them too (but was
missing other features like OUTREC).
Alas, ICETOOL does not support the
>> I just did an experiment in DFSORT with JCL-style line comments after
>> INCLUDE, SORT, and OUTREC, and they work!
The DFSORT doc says that comments are only supported when entered with * on
column 1.
Bob,
Of course, they work as you entered a REMARKS.
Remark Field : Th
I just did an experiment in DFSORT with JCL-style line comments after INCLUDE,
SORT, and OUTREC, and they work!
The DFSORT doc says that comments are only supported when entered with * on
column 1.
When was this implemented, and why isn’t this documented? Do you think it is
safe to rely
Code value,
I could use to conditionally execute a JOBSTEP.
Thanks
…….Cameron
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Subject: Re: Can DFSORT assign custom Return Code values?
Presuming these are three
s is not possible, but I decided to throw it out
there to see if something is possible.
:>
:>I have a block of JCL with a bunch of steps.
:>I have symbolic parameters assigned. (JP1/JP2 SYSPLEX Symbolics for DFSORT)
:>
:>I was looking for a Utility that would examine the value of a Sy
>> Another simple way to do this is a simple Rexx exec using MVSVAR to get the
>> system symbol that you want . See
>> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=tef-mvsvar to see examples of
>> how to do this.
Doug,
As I mentioned earlier you don't need REXX to get t
Return Code values (any value) that I can let
check to determine if I am running in Development, Pre-Prod or
Production, and then execute steps related to the specific environment.
Not something I absolutely need since I could write a tiny program for this.
Cameron,
DFSORT has limited ability
On Mon, 4 Mar 2024 at 16:13, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote:
> Please send an offline email with your complete requirement and I will
> show you a way to do it.
>
After all, why would anyone else be interested in it?
Robert
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ers assigned. (JP1/JP2 SYSPLEX Symbolics for DFSORT)
>
> I was looking for a Utility that would examine the value of a Symbolic and
> assign a User Return Coe value. RC1 = Development; RC2 = Pre-Production;
> RC3 = Production?
> I need a Return Code value to be able to conditionally execute s
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