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Hi,

Need some help...

My input file would be like:

In US Number of customers processed : 100
In US Number of customers rejected : 10
In US Number of customers approved : 90
In DK Number of customers processed : 100
In DK Number of customers rejected : 10
In DK Number of customers approved : 90
In EU Number of customers processed : 100
In EU Number of customers rejected : 10
In EU Number of customers approved : 90

I need to format the file to include a blank line and contents in output file should be like:

In US Number of customers processed : 100
In US Number of customers rejected : 10
In US Number of customers approved : 90

In DK Number of customers processed : 100
In DK Number of customers rejected : 10
In DK Number of customers approved : 90

In EU Number of customers processed : 100
In EU Number of customers rejected : 10
In EU Number of customers approved : 90

can i do this using any sort techniques... please help.

shruthi,

Use the following DFSORT JCL. I assumed that your first 5 characters designate the key break.

Thanks Kolusu... Your assumption was right...the sort worked perfectly...thanks once again