I have a basic doubt with Versions of DFSORT ...
when i run the following JCL in one our LPAR,
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL,REGION=0M
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//IN DD DSN=*.RAG.TXT,DISP=SHR
//OUT DD SYSOUT=*
//TOOLIN DD *
DATASORT FROM(IN) TO(OUT) HEADER(2) USING(CTL1)
/*
//CTL1CNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,2,CH,A)
/*
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//IN DD DSN=*.RAG.TXT,DISP=SHR
//OUT DD SYSOUT=*
//TOOLIN DD *
DATASORT FROM(IN) TO(OUT) HEADER(2) USING(CTL1)
/*
//CTL1CNTL DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,2,CH,A)
/*
I get the following error in TOOLMSG
********************************* TOP OF DATA ************************
ICE600I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN STARTED
ICE632I 0 SOURCE FOR ICETOOL STATEMENTS: TOOLIN
ICE630I 0 MODE IN EFFECT: STOP
DATASORT FROM(IN) TO(OUT) HEADER(2) USING(CTL1)
$
ICE614A 0 INVALID OPERATOR
ICE602I 0 OPERATION RETURN CODE: 12
ICE601I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN ENDED - RETURN CODE: 12
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA **********************
ICE600I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN STARTED
ICE632I 0 SOURCE FOR ICETOOL STATEMENTS: TOOLIN
ICE630I 0 MODE IN EFFECT: STOP
DATASORT FROM(IN) TO(OUT) HEADER(2) USING(CTL1)
$
ICE614A 0 INVALID OPERATOR
ICE602I 0 OPERATION RETURN CODE: 12
ICE601I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN ENDED - RETURN CODE: 12
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA **********************
So my doubt is..
Is the DFSORT(the version used is DFSORT REL 14.0) not updated with latest version that supports ICETOOL or is there any other problem with JCL... (I get this doubt as the same JCL runs fine in another LPAR which has Z/OS DFSORT V1R5)
Also can you tell me on the release histroy of DFSORT
Regards,
Nirmal.