There is one QSAM is the VB file. i want to get the first characters in this fi

There is one QSAM is the VB file. i want to get the first
characters in this file and change those characters
from'abcd' to '1234' and creat a vasm file to put '1234' in
it. how to do in only JCL.
if it not QSAM, it's VASM and VB. how to do it.

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There is one QSAM is the VB file. i want to get the first characters in this file and change those ..

Answer / chandrababu

Using DF sort:
Input file:QSAM file

Output File:VSAM file
(Before create the VSAM file with variable length record
using key field).

Starting Position of the VB file is :5

OUTREC FIELDS=(5:C'1234',9: )

If anything wrong then post the correct one

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