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LINDACONNER45 wrote:I just looked again at the main forums index - no SYNCSORT forum, I DID state that this IS SYNCSORT at the start of my question------

I will be glad to add "code tags" if I knew what they were -----

LINDACONNER45 wrote:NOTE - this is SYNCSORT - that's what is used in this shop. Can you see what's wrong, I HATE these complex sort statements, but sometimes, one needs them. I've already tried a lot of changes and keep getting same messages, I have a feeling it isnt really the format of the INCLUDE but something else too "simple" for me to see easily

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SYNCSORT LICENSED FOR CPU SERIAL NUMBER 1B705, MODEL 2098 L02     
SYSIN :                                                           
 SORT FIELDS=(360,16,CH,A,01,09,CH,A,                   
               25,09,CH,A,                           
               10,03,CH,A,     
               34,03,CH,A,
              231,03,CH,A,
              304,08,CH,A,
              296,08,CH,A)                                <===       
 EQUALS,                                                         
 *                                                               
 FILSZ=E150000,DYNALLOC=(,6)                                     
 *                                                               
 INCLUDE COND=((10,3,CH,EQ,C'015'),AND,(360,16,EQ,C'DEMEDICFILL',
                                                 *                             
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'STDECOBRASTD',                                 
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'STPENSIONERSTD',                               
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'CTYDOVERSTD',OR,360,16,EQ,C'TNSMYRNASTD',       
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'CTYREHOBOTHSTD',                               
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'DELREGTRANSTSTD',                               
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'DELHOUSAUTHSTD',                               
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'DIMONDSTPORTSTD',                               
                OR,360,16,EQ,C'UODELAWARESTD'))                               
  END                                                                         
 WER275A  NO KEYWORDS FOUND ON CONTROL STATEMENT                               
 WER275A  NO KEYWORDS FOUND ON CONTROL STATEMENT                               
 WER251A  INCLUDE/OMIT INVALID FORMAT                                         
 WER211B  SYNCSMF  CALLED BY SYNCSORT; RC=0000                                 
 WER449I  SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE                                 

There is no X or other such in col 72, apparently in SYNCSORT one doesn't n eed a continuation indicator

Thanks - somebody's eyes HAVE to be better than mine!

LINDACONNER45 wrote:Still getting invalid omit or include statement - i will try the CH tomorrow, instead of just C - but I've seen many examples in this shop with just C