How to check whether the file is empty or not in SORT?

bbharathiraj · New User Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Chennai

Hi All,

Please find my requirement below.

I have one PS file (Recfm=FB,LrecL=80).It?s needs to be processed only if the file have at least one record say at step 2. If not I have to process the next step says Step3. So I need to check whether the file is empty or not at step1. Is possible to do this by using SORT?.

I know we can do it by file aid by checking the return code 8. But I am expecting millions of records in this file. So to improve the performance, I want to implement this by using SORT.

Could any one have a idea about this?

Thanks in advance,
Bharathiraj

hariavinash · New User Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 64

using IDCAMS

PRINT INFILE(FILE01) CHARACTER COUNT(1)

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:37 pm

bbharathiraj · New User Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Chennai

Thanks you very much.