Converting from Variable to Fixed-Length Format - mfx - 3.1

Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide

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Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide
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2024-08-27
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Example: In this example, there are three output files. The first is variable and the remaining two are fixed-length format. The variable output file is the standard output file from the sort. In order to convert the output from variable to fixed-length format, you should specify CONVERT on the OUTREC parameters of each of your OUTFIL control statements. The following are the JCL and control statements to effect this result.
Figure 1. Using the CONVERT Parameter