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Can I concatenate various datasets whose organization are
different from each other. Lets say I want to cancatenate a
PDS file, a PS file, a GDG file etc. Can You do that ??
If yes, how ? is there any separate Utility to do so ???

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Can I concatenate various datasets whose organization are different from each other. Lets say I wa..

Answer / kavitha

Nope. We Cant.

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Can I concatenate various datasets whose organization are different from each other. Lets say I wa..

Answer / ayan

Test this code

//MYJOB1 JOB
(,L3),'MRJTEST',MSGCLASS=X,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=B
//*

//STEP01 EXEC
PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD
SYSOUT=*
//*

//* *** INPUT PRINT FILE
***
//SORTIN DD DSN=&SYSUID..TESTGDG
(0),DISP=SHR
// DD
DSN=&SYSUID..EMPYT,DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=&SYSUID..TESTPDS
(TEST1),DISP=SHR
//*

//* *** OUTPUT EXTRACT FILE
***
//SORTOUT DD DSN=&SYSUID..TESTGDG
(+1),
// DISP=
(NEW,CATLG,KEEP),
// UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,
(10,5)),
// DCB=
(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,LRECL=80)
//*

//SYSIN DD
*
SORT
FIELDS=COPY

/*

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Can I concatenate various datasets whose organization are different from each other. Lets say I wa..

Answer / premalatha.m

Converting to disk file in the sense, we have to copy that
GDG file to a disk file using the sort utility which
specify "sORT FIELDS = COPY". My email-id is
prem_dev86@rediffmail.com.

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 3 No

Can I concatenate various datasets whose organization are different from each other. Lets say I wa..

Answer / premalatha.m

We can convert the GDG file to a disk file and can use
append "A" for concatenation. Try this out!!! Please let me
know if it works fine by sending an e-mai...

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