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In a JCL using SORT PROC, I was concatenating some datasets(SORTIN) and writing to O/P(SORTOUT). The O/P dataset should have current year minus one in heading - which I was specifying in SYSIN, but some how ending with error. Please help me with this.

Hello and welcome to the forum,

So, what have you posted that someone can use to help you? Umm, ahhh, welll, pretty much nothing. . .

You need to post some sample input, sample output from that input, and the "rules for getting from the input to the output. You also need to post the jcl and control statements you used along with the diagnostic information.

Also mention the dsorg and lrecl of all files.

Use the "Code" tag to preserve alignment.

I just want syntax for retrieving system date(year specifically) subtract 1 from that. That's it.

Hello,

And we just want to you learn/follow the proper way to ask for help. . .

So, post the requested info. . .

ok, here is code snippet

//STEP04 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=&&TEMP1,DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
// DD DSN=&&TEMP2,DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
// DD DSN=&&TEMP3,DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
//SORTOF1 DD DSN=P8768.T3.STATE.FILE,DISP=SHR
//* DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
//* SPACE=(TRK,(1,5),RLSE),UNIT=DISK,
//* DCB=(RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=27920,LRECL=80)
//SORTOF2 DD DUMMY
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OUTFIL FILES=1,
HEADER1=(1:' ',/,
22:'Heading here followed by (here I want current year minus one)',/,
1:' '),
REMOVECC
/*

Temp dataset attributes are same as of SORTOF1

You can use a DFSORT job like the following to do what I think you're asking for:

Hello,

ok, here is code snippet

But you did not post the diagnostic information showing all of the messages and the message ids

When you want help (whether it is here or at various vendor support sites) you need to provide as complete information as possible on the first iteration. In the long run, it is mostly your time that is saved. . .

Thanks Frank it helped, but can that be done in one step instead of two.

Once again thanks alot for helping, Frank.

Also, thanks to Dick for his timely helpful suggestions.

but can that be done in one step instead of two.

Why? The first step only reads and writes one record. Why is that a problem?

Frank Yaeger wrote:
Why? The first step only reads and writes one record. Why is that a problem?

Just wondering, if by including some lines in SYSIN of my STEP will do the job.