Hi, in the below input file (LRECL=49,RECFM=FB) there are few records with value "2651" appearing twice in the same line. The 6 byte key starts at 4th column and is followed by 4 digit numbers till 49th column. So, I need to search for value "2651" in between 10th and 49th column and if any record has two of "2651" appearing then write such ones to output.
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What if there are more that two occurrences?
For two, or for the size of your record, PARSE is going to be the correct way.
Have a look at STARTAT in PARSE, and ensure you know how PARSE works. Experiment if necessary.
If the field from the second STARTAT is non-blank, then you have two (or more) of that particular value. You have fixed-length records, so extend at the end of each record. You only need one byte from the PARSEd field, as it will be just blank or non-blank.
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You shouldn't need two PARSEd fields. If you are going to use a field, give it a %nn, if you are just using it for positioning, give it a simple %.
From the second PARSE, all you are interested in is when a value was found. If a value was not found, then the PARSEd result with a length of 1 will be space. If a value was found (that value being 2651) then the length of 1 will give "2", which is non-blank.
The first part of the PARSE locates 2651 if present, and advances the parse pointer by four bytes.
The second part of the PARSE locates a second 2651 if present, and allows you to reference the first byte found, by name (%01 here).
Ensure that you test with consecutive "2651"s and more than two on the same record.
