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Thread: JCL and JCL Utilities

SORT control cards in column 1 - U0016 again

Started by Lisa • user3 replies144 viewsLast activity 1 week ago
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Lisa
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Posted: Aug 6, 2026, 1:20 PM

Copied SORT FIELDS=... from a web page. Cards started in column 1. U0016, messages about no keywords found.

Confirming: need a blank in column 1, statement text from column 2?

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Posted: Aug 6, 2026, 2:20 PM

Yes. Column 1 blank (or for some products a special continuation/label use). Keywords start in 2.

Same class of mistake as lowercase JCL. Shift right one space and resubmit.

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Posted: Aug 6, 2026, 4:20 PM

One space fixed it. Annoying how quiet the error is.

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