IBM Mainframe Forum

[fanatik]

Can you assist me in understanding this code:

INCLUDE COND=((1,6,CH,GT,C'200905'),
AND,
((133,1,CH,EQ,C'Q'),OR,(133,1,CH,EQ,C'C'))))

[expat]

Please refer to the SORT documentation readily available from the DFSORT forum.

[fanatik]

thnx will do.

[Frank Yaeger]

It says to include the record if the value in positions 1-6 is greater than '200905', providing that position 133 has a 'Q' or a 'C'. Otherwise, omit the record.

[fanatik]

Thnx Frank

with this code can I pass a date variable and test the date, and increment the date ?

[Frank Yaeger]

You can use the current date or a future date or a past date with INCLUDE. For example, for today (yyyymm):

1,6,CH,GT,DATE2

For next month (yyyymm + 1 month)

1,6,CH,GT,DATE2+1

For last month (yyyymm - 1 month)

1,6,CH,GT,DATE2-1

If you're trying to do something else, you need to explain clearly exactly what you're trying to do.

[fanatik]

Thnx

Thats exactly wat i needed and for incrementing the day I would use DATE1.

Perfect.

[Frank Yaeger]

Yes. DATE1 is a yyyymmdd date. DATE1+n would add n days.

[fanatik]

Thnx Frank.