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Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:41 pm**

Hi,
I am using the below COBOL code for sorting the input file and storing the output into output file.

Program:

FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT IFILE ASSIGN TO AS-DD1.
SELECT WORKFILE ASSIGN TO AS-DD2.
SELECT OFILE ASSIGN TO AS-DD3.
DATA DIVISION.
FILE SECTION.
FD IFILE.
01 I-REC.
02 I-EMPNO PIC 9(3).
02 I-FILLER PIC X.
02 I-EMPNAME PIC A(9).
02 FILLER PIC X(67).
SD WORKFILE.
01 W-REC.
02 W-EMPNO PIC 9(3).
02 W-FILLER PIC X.
02 W-EMPNAME PIC A(9).
02 FILLER PIC X(67).
FD OFILE.
01 O-REC.
02 O-EMPNO PIC 9(3).
02 O-FILLER PIC X.
02 O-EMPNAME PIC A(9).
02 FILLER PIC X(67).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MAINP.
SORT WORKFILE ON ASCENDING KEY W-EMPNO USING
IFILE GIVING OFILE.
STOP RUN.

When i compile and run the above program, it execute successfully. But i am getting the below warning message after running the program and i dont get the expected
output for the above program.

Error Message:
IGZ0026W The SORT-RETURN special register was never referenced, but the current content indicated the sort or merge
operation in program PGM1 on line number 31 was unsuccessful.

Input dataset:

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123456789 --> cols
006 GURU
004 TARA
001 ARUL

Please help me to troubleshoot the problem.

Thanks in Advance,
Magesh.

Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:49 pm**

I'm not sure a sort workfile can be defined as a VSAM dataset.

Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:55 pm**

Thanks for the information. I have also tried for sequential dataset and i am getting the same problem.

I found the below reason for the warning message IGZ0026W.

IGZ0026W The SORT-RETURN special register was never referenced, but the current content indicated the sort or merge operation in program program-name on line number line-number was unsuccessful.
Explanation: The COBOL source does not contain any references to the sort-return register. The compiler generates a test after each sort or merge verb. A nonzero return code has been passed back to the program by Sort/Merge.

Programmer Response: Determine why the Sort/Merge was unsuccessful and fix the problem. Possible reasons why the Sort/Merge was unsuccessful include:
There was an error detected by DFSORT. See the DFSORT messages for the reason for the error.
The SORT-RETURN special register was set to a non-zero value by the application program while in an input procedure or an output procedure.

System Action: No system action was taken.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:01 am**

Why do you find it so hard to do

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PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MAINP.
SORT WORKFILE ON ASCENDING KEY W-EMPNO USING
IFILE GIVING OFILE.
DISPLAY SORT-RETURN.
STOP RUN.

and find out what SORT is trying to tell you?

For that matter, were there not messages output from the SORT in your job?

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:29 am**

Now i am getting return code as 0020 in sysout.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:43 am**

If i include the below SYSOUT DD statement in RUN JCL, it works fine. Thank you all for your immediate response.
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:43 am**

From what I can see, it looks like return code 20 means the sort message data set is missing. What does your JCL look like?

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:12 am**

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=load module of Compiled program
//STEPLIB DD DSN=Load module library,DISP=SHR
//DD1 DD DSN=Sort input dataset,DISP=SHR
//DD2 DD DSN=Sort work file dataset,DISP=SHR
//DD3 DD DSN=Output dataset,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
/*

Note: I was missing SYSOUT DD statement.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:35 am**

Well, did it work with the missing SYSOUT statement?

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:58 am**

magesh123 wrote:If i include the below SYSOUT DD statement in RUN JCL, it works fine. Thank you all for your immediate response.
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*

This post was at the same time as your spot, Robert, so answering your last question before it was asked.

Magesh123,

Why are you doing the sort in a Cobol program, instead of, well, using the sort?

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