How can we sequentialy read a file

mastrahoyar · New User Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 17 Location: hyd

Hi,

I am reading a VSAM/PS file I want to read it sequently( Alternate record) like 1st then 3rd 5th and 10th record only. How can we read record like this?

Thanks
PK

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:07 pm

Hi,

Verb READ does a sequentail "process", it doesn't understand whether you want to skip something in between. I can think of two appraoches..

1. Make a separate file with thes ealternate records using File-Aid/SORT & use that file as an input.

2. READ the file in a COBOL table, work on that table for further processing.

CICS Guy · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:16 pm

Sort INREC append a sequence number and INCLUDE only those you want?

BTW. JCL does not 'read'.....