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Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:36 pm**

Hi,

I am using below given JCL to pull matching data from FILE2 but getting it in SORTED which I am not able to avoid

We use SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS 1.3.2.2R and it does not have NOSEQCK option :shock:

//SORT0001 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTJNF1 DD *
ABC123
BOL943
MEK035
//SORTJNF2 DD DSN=ANOTHER.MATCH.FILE,DISP=SHR
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
JOINKEYS FILE=F1,FIELDS=(1,6,A)
JOINKEYS FILE=F2,FIELDS=(6,6,A)
REFORMAT FIELDS=(F2:1,80)

How can I get WITHOUT sorted? Please help.

Thanks.

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:43 pm**

You don't have NOSEQCK, but you still have SORTED which you can put on the JOINKEYS and the file will not be sorted.

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JOINKEYS FILE=F1,FIELDS=(1,6,A),SORTED

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:49 pm**

I tried it but got U0016 abend !!

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SYSIN :
OPTION COPY
JOINKEYS FILE=F1,FIELDS=(1,6,A),SORTED
JOINKEYS FILE=F2,FIELDS=(6,6,A),SORTED
REFORMAT FIELDS=(F2:1,80)
.
.
WER486A ERROR IN JNF2 PROCESSING
.
.
WER485A SORTJNF2 OUT OF SEQUENCE, RECORD NUMBER = 3

Thanks.

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:00 pm**

I am using below given JCL to pull matching data from FILE2 but getting it in SORTED which I am not able to avoid

a join process needs the files sorted on the join key .

if the original sequence is different the only way is to resort on the original
if the original is not sorted on <some> key You should add a sequence number as virtual sorting key

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:15 pm**

You show one file as sorted, the other you don't show, so it is unsorted.

To match on the keys you show, the second file needs to be in key order. If you then need the output in the original order, you are going to have to sort it again, either on a generated sequence number, or on anything on the file which will give you the original order (If you used EQUALS for any original sorting).

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