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Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:50 am**

Hi,

I want to sort numeric fields (cols 94 to 105). So i gave sort card as

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(94,9,CH,A)
/*
****************************

but i am not getting sorted output...
output:

Command ===> Scroll ===
----+----9----+----0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5---
********************************* Top of Data ***************************
- 000000005 - ABLE STIK PRODUCTS
C 000000002 - ABLE STIK PRODUCTS
- 000000046 00001 HAUSSER SCIENTIFIC
- 000000003 - ABLE STIK PRODUCTS
- 000005404 - EAST POINT PROPERTIES

can anyone help me to find the problem?

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:05 pm**

Is your SORTIN dataset VB? If so, you'll need to add 4 to the start position of anything, to allow for the RDW, the four bytes at the start of each V record which include information about how long an individual record is.

If your records are not variable, please post the full sysout from the step.

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:32 pm**

Hi Billy Boyo,

Ya, It is VB.

How to add 4 to the start position?

Can you help me to write sort card?

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:58 pm**

How to add 4 to the start position?

just follow verbatim the suggestion

if the starting position for a FB record is 94
what do You get by adding 4 to it ?

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:01 pm**

Why, if your field is from 94 to 105, why are you sorting only on 94 to 102?

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:59 pm**

I suspect a typo. Probably meant to say "94 through 102".

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