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Posted: **Wed May 08, 2013 7:25 pm**

Hi,

My below code is ending with error -

INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=GROUP,BEGIN=(1,11,ZD,EQ,NUM),OVERLAY=(510:C'T'))

Error:

INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=GROUP,BEGIN=(1,11,ZD,EQ,NUM),OVERLAY=(1:C'T'))
*
WER268A INREC STATEMENT : SYNTAX ERROR
WER449I SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE

Can you please help.

Thanks.

Posted: **Wed May 08, 2013 7:50 pm**

You're missing a "closing bracket" for the IFTHEN=(

Should be

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...NUM)),OVERLAY=...

Posted: **Wed May 08, 2013 8:21 pm**

Hi,

I modified it per your suggestion but still it does not get through. Please help.

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//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=(1,5,ZD,EQ,00000)
INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=GROUP,BEGIN=(1,11,ZD,EQ,NUM)),OVERLAY=(510:C'T'))

Error:

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SYSIN :
SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=(1,5,ZD,EQ,00000)
INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=GROUP,BEGIN=(1,11,ZD,EQ,NUM)),OVERLAY=(510:C'T'))
*
WER268A INREC STATEMENT : SYNTAX ERROR
WER449I SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE

Thanks.

Posted: **Wed May 08, 2013 9:11 pm**

OK, ignore what I said.

You can't use OVERLAY with WHEN=GROUP. You use PUSH. You can't PUSH a literal, only data from the record which has defined the start of the group.

So, you'd best tell us what you're trying to do, so we can suggest a way to do it. If you want to try on your own, "extend" your record on IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT to include a value of 'T' in a particular position. Use that in the PUSH. Drop the extension later.

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