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Reading VB format

Postby cooldude14344 » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:11 pm

I am trying to read the VB file in rexx and write to new file.

The code is below. The input file is VB format is
RECFM=VB,LRECL=11004,BLKSIZE=0,DSORG=PS. Once executed , i compare the Input and output file SUPERCE shows all the records difference, but i can't make out whats the difference, because both look same in HEX format too. I am puzzled..Could anyone please advise on this? Since its an VB file do i need to start 4 position after , i tried it but it reads the records from 5th position.
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  MAIN:                                             
     Call A01_OPEN_FILES                             
     Call B01_INITIALISATION                         
     Call C01_PROCESS_STR_1                         
     Call D01_TERMINATION                           
     Call EXITCMD                                   
  Return                                             
  A01_OPEN_FILES:                                   
     DROP DDI1                                       
     "execio * diskr infile1 (stem ddi1. finis"     
     DROP DDO1.                                     
     DROP DDO2.                                     
 B01_INITIALISATION:                                 
     r = 1                                               
     Final_RC = 0                                       
     counter = 1                                         
     No_of_rec = ddi1.0                                 
 Return                                                 
 EXITCMD:                                               
    /* To show the return code when running in ispf */   
    If Final_RC = 0 Then                                 
       Do                                               
         Say "Successful Completition "                 
       End                                               
    Else                                                 
         Say "Unsuccessful Completition"                 
     Exit Final_RC                                       
Return                                                   
C01_PROCESS_STR_1:                             
 If ddi1.0 < 2 Then                           
    Do                                         
      Final_RC = 8                             
      Call EXITCMD                             
    End                                       
 Else                                         
 do                                           
    Do While counter < = No_of_rec             
  counter = counter + 1                       



str_start          = substr(ddi1.r,1,112)     
    str_rec_id         = substr(ddi1.r,113,2)     
    str_00_frt         = substr(ddi1.r,115,1585) 
  Say "Read"                                     
  SAY str_rec_id                                 
    ddo1.r=str_start||str_rec_id||str_00_frt     
    r=r+1                                         
    End                                           
 End                                             
     Return                                       
 D01_Termination:                                 
 say 'in termination'                             
     No_ip_rec = counter-1                       
     No_op_rec = r-1                             
execio * diskw ofile1 (stem ddo1. finis"         
     final_RC=0                                   
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby Pedro » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:33 am

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str_00_frt         = substr(ddi1.r,115,1585)


My guess is that you are introducing blanks at the end through the use of SUBSTR. Use PARSE instead of SUBSTR.

And to compare, I suggest you use IDCAMS PRINT INFILE(ddname) DUMP
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby cooldude14344 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:23 am

Thanks.I get to the bottom of the issue which is blanks at the end of the record.
could you let me know how to handle using PARSE in this scenario? I have 10 records with different record lengths.
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby Pedro » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:45 am

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Parse var ddi1.r  str_start 112  str_rec_id  115  str_00_frt


You might have to adjust the offsets. But the key point is that the last variable goes only until the end of the record, with no blanks added.
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby mongan » Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:58 pm

The same can be accomplished with substr:
str_00_frt = substr(ddi1.r,115)
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby cooldude14344 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:04 pm

WOW..You are awesome mongan.. It saves loads of time and am trying for 4 hours to get this done..Excellant, it works i will come back to you if i need anything more :)
Thanks to Pedro for the PARSE option.
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby cooldude14344 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:10 pm

I have tried to update the field with below, but the processing program complaining about the legth of the record, but the length is same

str_ad_frt = substr(ddi1.r,115,27)
str_ad_poc = substr(ddi1.r,142,8)
str_ad_poc = 'BS11 1ty'

str_1=str_start||str_rec_id||str_ad_frt||str_ad_poc

I just changed the data nothing else. Please help how to do
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Re: Reading VB format

Postby cooldude14344 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:58 pm

Its ok now.
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