Just a few of questions 1) is the file being shipped from MF to PC or PC to MF as CSV? 2) Does the sort need to be done on the MF? 3) If the data will be in Excel - why not do the sort there? 4) What version of Excel?
You have been given a lot of good suggestions. However, a better understanding of where the data actually resides will be helpful. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sorting CSV data that begins with an IP address > > Hello, > > I need help sorting some 5000 lines based on the first entry in a CSV - IP address. > When sorting, I need the whole record to be involved in the sort, not just the IP's. > > Sample data: > > IP,MAC,Make-Model,SEPINFO,Type,Ping,Status,Printer,GRPNAME Warehouse > #,Warehouse Name,Warehouse Terminal,Warehouse Code, Warehouse CICS > xx.yyy.zz.aaa,Unknown,Unknown,OKI,Report,NOT Ok,Unknown,abcd,Not > Defined xx.yyy.zzz.a,Unknown,Unknown,Not Defined,Report,NOT > Ok,Unknown,efgh,Not Defined xx.yy.zzz.aaa,bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:gg,ZTC GK420d,Not > Defined,Report,Ok,Online,qwer,WHW > > Xx doesn't mean the same digit; just clearing out data. I require the sort to work for > any IP address, be it 1 or 2 or 3 characters per octet. > > I'm working with this, and I haven't a clue on each of these keywords. If you guys > were so kind as to help me with the SYSIN, I could save an hour or two of reading > syntax rules. > > INREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=INIT, > PARSE=(%01=(ENDBEFR=C'.',FIXLEN=3), > %02=(ENDBEFR=C'.',FIXLEN=3), > %03=(ENDBEFR=C'.',FIXLEN=3), > %04=(FIXLEN=3)), > OVERLAY=(81:%01,%02,%03,%04)) > SORT FORMAT=UFF,FIELDS=(81,3,A,84,3,A,87,3,A,90,3,A) > OUTREC BUILD=(1,133) > > > Thanks in advance. > > - Vignesh > Mainframe Admin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
