-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SFTP JOB Data parameter
On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:06:06 +0000, Sri h Kolusu wrote: <Snipped> > > I for one prefer using the existing IBM utilities and there are utilities > > like DFSORT (of course I am biased towards it ) which does have plethora of > > Date arithmetic functions. > I never mastered the syntax of DFSORT commands. IMHO SORT control syntax and usage are valuable and useful skills for any mainframe programmer to have. One should make the effort to learn them if one can find the time; they make seemingly hard jobs far easier. Start with small jobs and work your way up. I am still learning about SORT capabilities, though I have at least partially mastered using JOINKEYS (with the kind help of the esteemed Mr. Kolusu) to perform large matching and selecting operations I could not have easily solved otherwise. Not a master of that universe yet, only a journeyman at most. I'll match my awk skills against anyone's, but even there I am sure I have things to learn. The fun of learning new things is what makes each day easier to get through. Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
