INPUT

Concatenated z/OS UNIX Files

OUTPUT

z/OS UNIX File

WORK DATA SETS

Dynamically allocated (by default)

USER EXITS

None

FUNCTIONS/OPTIONS

None

//EXAMP   JOB A400,PROGRAMMER                                   01
//S1      EXEC PGM=SORT                                         02
//SYSOUT  DD SYSOUT=A                                           03
//SORTIN  DD  PATH='/user/hfs.inp1.txt',PATHOPTS=ORDONLY,       04
//        LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=240,RECFM=FB,FILEDATA=TEXT           05
//        DD  PATH='/user/hfs.inp2.txt',PATHOPTS=ORDONLY,       06
//        LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80,RECFM=F,FILEDATA=TEXT             07
//SORTOUT DD  PATH='/user/hfs.ut.txt',PATHOPTS=OWRONLY,         08
//        LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80,RECFM=F,FILEDATA=TEXT             09
//SYSIN DD *                                                    10
  SORT FIELDS=(10,8,CH,A)                                       11

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Explanation

01

JOB statement. Introduces this job to the operating system.

02

EXEC statement. Calls DFSORT directly by its alias name SORT.

03

SYSOUT DD statement. Directs DFSORT messages and control statements to system output class A.

04-05

SORTIN DD statement. The first input file is a z/OS UNIX file named /user/hfs.inp1.txt. Only read access is allowed. The file is defined as a text file. It has fixed-length records with a record size of 80 and a block size of 240.

06-07

The second input file is a z/OS UNIX file named /user/hfs.inp2.txt. Only read access is allowed. The file is defined as a text file. It has fixed-length records with a record size of 80 and a block size of 80.

08-09

SORTOUT DD statement. The output file is a z/OS UNIX file named /user/hfs.ut.txt. Only write access is allowed. The file is defined as a text file. It has fixed-length records with a record size of 80 and a block size of 80.

10

SYSIN DD statement. DFSORT control statements follow.

11

SORT statement. FIELDS specifies an ascending 8-byte character control field starting at position 10.