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Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:09 am**

I have 2 files:
File 1: Length 300.
first 2 digits - 00 or 10 or 20.

File2: Length 80.

I need to compare field of 15 lenght from File1 (3:15) with File2 (1:15). And only for records in file 1 having 1st two digits as '20' and if 15 digit match found in both files, than replace 20th position of file1 with 'Y'.
Can you please provide a SYNCSORT?

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:21 pm**

Please specify which records you want included in the output (matched only, matched and unmatched from File1, etc.).

Posted: **Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:19 am**

The output file is same File1 with all the records in it. Just for matching records the 20th position will be updated to 'Y'
All the unmatched records need to be copied as it is with no change.

Posted: **Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:19 pm**

Here is a SyncSort for z/OS job that should produce your requested output:

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//STEP1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTJNF1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=INPUT.FILE1
//SORTJNF2 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=INPUT.FILE2
//SORTOUT DD DSN=OUTPUT.FILE
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
JOINKEYS FILES=F1,FIELDS=(3,15,A)
JOINKEYS FILES=F2,FIELDS=(1,15,A)
JOIN UNPAIRED,F1
REFORMAT FIELDS=(F1:1,300,F2:1,1),FILL=(X'FF')
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=(1,2,CH,EQ,C'20',AND,301,1,BI,NE,X'FF'),
BUILD=(1,19,C'Y',21,280)),
IFTHEN=(WHEN=(NONE),
BUILD=(1,300))
/*

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