It might help to show the input line and then what you expect the output line 
to look like.

Lizette



-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Thomas <[email protected]>
>Sent: Feb 9, 2016 11:51 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Sort Error
>
>Hi.
>
>I am getting a sort error when i am updating by multiplying by -1. I need to 
>change the zoned decimal in position 39 which is of 11 bytes to a negative 
>value . The file is 80 byte long. Can some one let me know where the issue is ?
>
>SORT FIELDS=COPY
>OUTREC FIELDS=(1,38,(39,11,ZD,MUL,-1,LENGTH=11),50,31)
>
>The below is the message i am getting 
>                                       *
>WER268A  OUTREC STATEMENT  : SYNTAX ERROR
>
>Regards
>Ron T
>

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