Read a file with skip condition to stem var

karisurya · New User Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Bangalore

Hi,

I need to read a input seq file using rexx, the point where i got stuck is my input file is having some records with 70th position "*". I need to skip reading these records, I am wondering is there a way where while reading file it self using EXECIO i can skip the records which matc's this criteria. I am reading all the data to stem var and processing it.

Please let me know the alternative in case this is not possible while reading file it self...

Thanks,

superk · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:31 pm

No.

I'd remove them first before calling the REXX exec. Otherwise, you'll need to read the file one record at a time and, of course, include the logic to skip those records.