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How to remove special characters(X'0D' and X'25')?

 
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atchuta konduri

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:25 pm    Post subject: How to remove special characters(X'0D' and X'25')?
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Hi,

I have an input file of LRECL=1000,RECFM= FB
It contains special characters/carriage return characters like X'0D' and X'25'

They can appear anywhere in the file.I need to replace these charactes with spaces.

I tried with this jcl and it worked but in two passes

Code:

//STEP1   EXEC  PGM=SORT                                   
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                     
//SORTIN   DD DSN=filea.input  --> File containing special characters
//            DISP=SHR                                     
//SORTOUT  DD DSN=fileb.output,             
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),                     
//            UNIT=SYSDA,                                   
//            SPACE=(CYL,(50,50),RLSE)                     
//SYSIN DD *                                               
  OPTION COPY                                               
  ALTSEQ CODE=(2540)                                       
  OUTREC FIELDS=(1,1000,TRAN=ALTSEQ)                       
/*                                                         
//*                                                         
//STEP2   EXEC  PGM=SORT                                   
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                     
//SORTIN   DD DSN=fileb.output,
//            DISP=SHR                                     
//SORTOUT  DD DSN=filec.output,
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),                     
//            UNIT=SYSDA,                                   
//            SPACE=(CYL,(50,50),RLSE)                     
//SYSIN DD *                                               
  OPTION COPY                                               
  ALTSEQ CODE=(0D40)                                       
  OUTREC FIELDS=(1,1000,TRAN=ALTSEQ)                       
/*                                                         
//*


Is it possible to remove the special characters(X'0D' and X'25') in one single pass?
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gcicchet

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:33 pm    Post subject:
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Hi,

just code it as

Code:

   ALTSEQ CODE=(2540,0D40)


Gerry
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Vasukip
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:37 pm    Post subject: Re: How to remove special characters(X'0D' and X'25')?
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Code:

  OPTION COPY                                               
  ALTSEQ CODE=(2540,0D40)                                       
  OUTREC FIELDS=(1,1000,TRAN=ALTSEQ)     
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Frank Yaeger

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:45 pm    Post subject:
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atchuta konduri,

Since you knew you could use the ALTSEQ statement to set up one pair of characters, I'm surprised you didn't just look up the ALTSEQ statement in the DFSORT books to see if it could do more. The DFSORT books are all available online at:

www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/software/sort/mvs/srtmpub.html
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Frank Yaeger

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:23 am    Post subject:
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With z/OS DFSORT V1R5 PTF UK90013 (July, 2008), you can now use DFSORT's new FINDREP function to do this kind of thing a bit more easily. For example:

Code:

  OPTION COPY                                               
  INREC FINDREP=(IN=(X'25',X'0D'),OUT=C' ')


For complete details on the new FINDREP function and the other new functions available with PTF UK90013, see:

www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/software/sort/mvs/ugpf/
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