We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is
empty.Using jcl how can we find the other file is empty?

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / mchava

using IDCAMS utitlity

Print infile(file name) count(1)

it will check whether the file is empty or not

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / sundar

Using IDCAMS utility

In SYSIN:
PRINT(infile) COUNT(1)

If this step return 4 then the file is empty otherwise if
return 0 then the file is not empty.

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / sham

using idcams and its command print we can find wheather the
fiel is empty or not

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / raghu

This can be done using ICETOOL.
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//IN DD DSN=……input file1
//TOOLMSGDD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//TOOLIN DD*
COUNT FROM(IN) EMPTY
/*

In the above JCL, Input file1 is empty. If we run this JCL
it will retrun NON-ZERO retrun code.
adv: It will be very helpful when we want to run some steps
after checking a particular file is empty or not.

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / bala

Compare the file with another known empty file. IEBCOMPR
comparison of two empty files should give non empty RC.

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / vinay sonar

Print the contents of file using IDCAMS utility if it is
empty you will get MAXCC 4

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / rajesh_m13

stepname exec vsamempt=yes
that shows empty file

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / deepak dada, jaipur

the handling would happen


if the file is empty then pass the zero to return code in
cobol program

then go to jcl step and check for the conditiom code( 0,
eq) where the program is getting called and do whatever you
want to do

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We are using 2 files , file one has data, file two is empty.Using jcl how can we find the other fil..

Answer / deepak dada, jaipur

the handling would happen


if the file is empty then pass the zero to return code in
cobol program

then go to jcl step and check for the conditiom code( 0,
eq) where the program is getting called and do whatever you
want to do

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 5 No

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