---
title: "Best JCL Interview Questions – Splitting Input File"
description: "Sample JCL for SORT and more interview questions."
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date: 2014-09-04
modified: 2026-10-10
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---

# Best JCL Interview Questions – Splitting Input File

1. [JCL for](https://srinimf.com/2015/11/21/db2-load-and-unload-jcl-is-not-rocket-science-heres-why/) SORT

```
//URMISPLT EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN   DD DSN=MYDATA.URMI.FILEIN,DISP=SHR 
//SORTOF01 DD DSN=MYDATA.URMI.FILEOUT1, 
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            RECFM=FB,LRECL=50 
//SORTOF02 DD DSN=MYDATA.URMI.FILEOUT2,
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            RECFM=FB,LRECL=50 
//SORTOF03 DD DSN=MYDATA.URMI.FILEOUT3, 
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            RECFM=FB,LRECL=50 
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* 
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=* 
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=* 
//[SYSIN DD](https://srinimf.com/2011/03/23/jcl-sysin-dd-and-sysin-dd-data/) *      
  SORT FIELDS=COPY 
  OUTFIL FILES=01,ENDREC=100  //*assuming input file has 300 records.
  OUTFIL FILES=02,STARTREC=101,ENDREC=200 
  OUTFIL FILES=03,STARTREC=201 
//*
```

Related[Delimiters in COBOL, UNIX, JCL: How to Handle them](https://srinimf.com/2014/05/14/pipe-delimited-file/)

**Also read**

- [More JCL interview Questions](http://www.tutorialspoint.com/jcl/jcl_interview_questions.htm)

Related[Sample DFSORT JCL to Sort Three Input Files](https://srinimf.com/2016/02/03/how-to-sort-3-input-files-using-dfsort-utility-in-jcl/)

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