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Hi, I am trying to use DFSORT (Type SFF) to remove spaces from the following file and get RC=16 Syntax error. Can somebody please help.

Here's the file:


Here's my UTILOPC:

Here's the SYNTAX ERROR:


Thanks
Coded for you - next time do it yourself

It's not a file it's a dataset.
Please present code within code tags
Please present all the sort messages including the message id
I suspect you are missing a load of parentheses.

Thanks Nic. I've never did DFSORT SFF before, I don't understand what you're asking...

This is all I have, the goal is to remove spaced between each field:

SORT FIELDS=COPY

OUTREC FIELDS=(01,35,CH,
37,18,SFF,TO=PD,LENGTH=8,
56,18,SFF,TO=PD,LENGTH=8,
75,18,SFF,TO=PD,LENGTH=8,
94,18,SFF,TO=PD,LENGTH=8);

You still have not presented the DFSORT output messages which should be with1n code tags to preserve alignment as should your code. Use the full editor if the relevant buttons are not visible.

SORT utilities do not use ';' as statement separator.

It is garbage - causing the syntax error.

Hi cmarta001,
Well, if you want just to "remove spaced" (I have interpreted it as "remove SPACES"), you do not need to deal with SFF
There's a simple option in DFSORT called FINDREP: Find something and Replace it with something else (please see below);
in your case it would be Find space --> Replace with nothing
Your resulting data should not contain any spaces (if that's what you have REALLY stated as your goal)
And I suggest you to take a look as for how to use Code tags - very-very simple as well
Best of luck.