Breaking variable length string deleimiting by spaces

scorp_rahul22 · New User Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42 Location: chennai

I want to parse string from input file

INPUT FILE (VARIABLE LENGTH)
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a b c d e fg hikl

OUTPUT
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I need to break above line into number of lines whenever space is encountered.(It can be one space as well as many spaces)

I want output as

a
b
c
d
e
fg
hikl

I want to know is this possible in SORT

PeD · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

is SORT the mandatory way?

expat · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

Certainly possible in REXX

scorp_rahul22 · New User Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42 Location: chennai

its not mandatory to do in SORT, but i am looking either in SORT , COBOL, EASYTRIEVE only

PeD · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Check in REXX with Words

scorp_rahul22 · New User Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42 Location: chennai

I dont want the code in REXX

UmeySan · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Use Cobol and have look in the Cob-Section, where you posted the same question.

If you don't like Cobol. use Assembler !

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject:

Rahul,

What is the RECFM and LRECL of your input file? What do you want for the RECFM and LRECL of your output file?

What is the maximum number of fields in a record - your example shows 7 fields - how many can there actually be?

What is the maximum length of a field?

Is there only one record in the input file or can there be more than one?