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Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:06 pm
by vinoth124
Hi,

Currently I am using the below mentioned format to sort my dataset. I would like to know is there is any other SORT untility will perform the same action with less time when compare to this option...

XXPS010 EXEC PGM=SORT
//PS010.SORTIN DD DSN=Dataset.G0001V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0002V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0003V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0004V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0005V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0006V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0007V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0008V00,
// DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=Dataset.G0009V00,
// DISP=SHR
XXSORTOUT DD DSN Dataset.SORT,
XX VOL=(,,,99),
XX DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),
XX UNIT=CART,
XX LABEL=RETPD=9,
XX DCB=(&DSCB,RECFM=FB)

Note : I am sort the data with some condition mentioned in the control card.

Thanks,
Vinoth

Re: Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:31 pm
by dick scherrer
Hello,

You have not posted anything someone could use to help you. . .

Why do you think it takes too long? How much time does it take? How many records and of what size are being read/sorted/written?

Is there some reason you did not post the sort control statements and the informational output from an execution?

The biggest part of getting help from the forum is for you to provide sufficient info . . .

Re: Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:35 pm
by Anuj Dhawan
vinoth124 wrote:I would like to know is there is any other SORT untility will perform the same action with less time when compare to this option...
Even if there is, but if 'that is not installed at your shop' - what's the use to look for such a utility?

Re: Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:24 pm
by vinoth124
Please suggest some utility. Let me check whether it is available with my system

Re: Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:52 pm
by enrico-sorichetti
IEHPROPHET is a good candidate

Re: Need help on SORT untility

PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:31 pm
by Frank Yaeger
Please suggest some utility. Let me check whether it is available with my system


There are only three sort products generally used on IBM mainframes - DFSORT from IBM, Syncsort from Syncsort, Inc, and CA-SORT from CA.