Re: TEXT file doubt

["Steve Landess" <sjl_123@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Murali wrote:
> I have the following command in my CL
> FMTDTA     INFILE((&FLIB/YCP05305)) +
>              OUTFILE(&FLIB/YWKCP53T) +
>              SRCFILE(YGSC/QDDSSRC) SRCMBR(YCP05310S) +
>              OPTION(*NOPRT)
>
> I know that some sorting is going on the infile
> YCP05305  and producing the outfile YWKCP53T
> based on the selection criteria written in the text
> file YCP05310S.
> when i saw this text file YCP05310S, i could see
> following
>  HSORTR    24A        3X  83 N N
>  I
>  FNC  10  17                       ACCOUNT
>  FNC   4   5                       EXCH
>  FNC   2   3                       FC
>  FNC  25  26                       YEAR
>  FNC  23  24                       MONTH
>  FNC  58  58                       P/C
>  FNC  39  43                       STRIKE
>  FNC  76  77                       PROMPT DAY
>  FDC   1  83
> Can anyone let me know how the selection criteria is
> happening here in the above text file(what is this
> code doing), I could not understand. Also I have seen
> some folks suggesting some time back some manual on
> this textfiles to read.

Murali,

Try the Sort Users Guide and Reference.  Here is a link to the V4R5 manual:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/online/v4r5eng.htm

The source member YCP05310S contains the "sort" specifications.  See chapter
8 for a description of the Header specification, chapter 9 for the record
specifications (the FN statements), and chapter 10 for the field
specifications (the FD statements).

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935