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MVS Utilities: An almost real-world example

I have been working on the open source MVSCommand and MVSUtils for awhile now (also available in pax format for those that just want to use the tools). But, it can be hard to understand without an example, so when I was looking at the Master the Mainframe contest the other day, I had some inspiration.

What is Master the Mainframe? IBM created Master the Mainframeseveral years ago as a contest…

Sorting Multiple Fields in DFSORT

Datastage+Oracle+Jobs Let us sort records in the bookstore data set by specifying multiple control fields. When you specify two or more control fields, you specify them in the order of greater to lesser priority. Note that control fields might overlap or be contained within other control fields. I want to sort in the following fields: Course department Course number Instructor’s last name…

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