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lekshmi_ci
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| I want to check whether a VSAM file is empty or not. Depending on the successful execution of that step I need to continue with the below steps. |
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mmwife
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| Please provide us with some JCL, error msgs, etc. Hurry up, this is urgent! |
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superk
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| The method posted here is the typical method used. |
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lekshmi_ci
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PRINT INFILE(input) -
CHARACTER COUNT(1)
I used the above to check for empty file.
But since the file is empty it is getting error code 160  |
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CICS Guy
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| lekshmi_ci wrote: |
PRINT INFILE(input) -
CHARACTER COUNT(1)
I used the above to check for empty file.
But since the file is empty it is getting error code 160 |
Please post your sysins and sysouts...... |
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Frank Yaeger
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lekshmi_ci,
If you want a DFSORT solution rather than an IDCAMS solution (after all you did post in the DFSORT Fourm), you can use the technique described in the "Set RC=12 or RC=4 if file is empty, has more than n records, etc" Smart DFSORT Trick at:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/
However, you'll probably need to modify the job slightly like this to allow DFSORT to accept an empty VSAM data set:
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//STEP1 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//IN DD DSN=... VSAM data set
//TOOLIN DD *
* SET RC=12 IF THE 'IN' DATA SET IS EMPTY, OR
* SET RC=0 IF THE 'IN' DATA SET IS NOT EMPTY
COUNT FROM(IN) EMPTY USING(CTL1)
/*
//CTL1CNTL DD *
OPTION VSAMEMT
/*
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I suspect the IDCAMS job is NOT accepting the empty VSAM data set. |
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