Can we convert char into packed decimal using sort?

Rahul · Post by **Rahul** » Sat May 27, 2023 12:42 am

Hi,

Can we convert char into packed decimal using sort?

Post by **Anuj Dhawan** » Sat May 27, 2023 5:51 pm

The short answer is - yes!

Rahul · Post by **Rahul** » Wed May 31, 2023 9:44 pm

Sorry for the confusion, I was looking for a way to add the odd and even number to the records. it will help me to further develop a strategy.

Post by **Anuj Dhawan** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:59 pm

Since you haven't given any real details about what PIC clause you might be using to define the 'character' - assuming it's PIC X(10) and assuming them as ZD is safe. In that case, you would use SORT control statements something like this where p is the starting position of the field:

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    INREC BUILD=(p,10,ZD,TO=PD)

Rahul · Post by **Rahul** » Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:58 am

Thanks Anuj, I have adapted the given solution and it seems to work for me.

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