Chris, Thanks for the info. I will update my notes.
Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Blaicher, Christopher Y. > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DFSORT alternatives > > Liz, et al, > > IBM markets DB2Sort as an upgrade to DFSort for DB2 applications. DB2Sort is > a > modified version of Syncsort MFX designed to work in unison with the DB2 > utilities. > > So, while it is true that you can't use Syncsort MFX with DB2, you can get > the power, > and z/IIP offload, of Syncsort technology in DB2Sort. > > Chris Blaicher > Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Syncsort Incorporated > 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 > P: 201-930-8260 | M: 512-627-3803 > E: [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DFSORT alternatives > > Unless IBM has changed to allow Syncsort to be used, my understanding was > that IBM > was only using DFSORT for DB2 functions. So several shops where I worked > that had > SYNCSORT, for DB2- IBM Shipped DFSORT for DB2. So for batch sorts, I would > see > the WER messages. When working on DB2 utilities that invoked sort, I would > see ICE > messages. > > It is possible that IBM has changed that function, if so, I will update my > notes. > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of R.S. > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:49 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: DFSORT alternatives > > > > W dniu 2013-04-02 15:36, Lizette Koehler pisze: > > > If you have DB2 you will still have DFSORT. Just a smaller version > > > to support DB2 functions > > > > But this has nothing to do with the choice DB2 vs Syncsort. You can > > have Syncsort and use it everywhere except internal use of DB2. > > > > > If you do not have DB2 then SYNCSORT is an alternative. > > No. You can have DB2 and still have the choice. > > > > > > BTW: There is also IBM product called "DB2 Sort" or similar. This is > > Syncsort, available only as an OEM (under IBM logo) and only for DB2 > > purposes. > > > > -- > > Radoslaw Skorupka > > Lodz, Poland > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
