Skip the step if file is empty

rtalapaneni · New User Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Bangalore

Let assume three steps is there in JCL . If file1 is empty u have to skip third step. let me know how to do ....

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi,

Try these 2 links:

ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=590&highlight=empty+file
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=760&highlight=empty+file

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subhasis_50 · Moderator Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Earth

Hi,
You can do this by using cond parameter. Introduce a IDCAM step to check the file, if it empty then idcam step will return 4. Based on that you can bypass your step no 3.
//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,COND=(0,NE)
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//FILE1 DD DSN=TEST.DATA,DISP=SHR
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
PRINT INFILE(FILE1) -
DUMP COUNT(1)
/*
//* DON'T RUN STEP02 IF FILE IS EMPTY
//* A RETURN CODE OF 4 WOULD INDICATE NO RECORDS WERE FOUND
//STEP02 EXEC PGM=WHATEVER,COND=(4,EQ,STEP01)

Thanks
Subhasis

ssowjanya · New User Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 13

Hi subhasis_50,
Not taking into consideration of COND parameter, first of all how do we know whether the file is empty or not in jcl

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:11 pm

Check the links.....

http://www.ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=590&highlight=empty

http://www.ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=760&highlight=empty

Hope this help you...

Regards,

Priyesh.