Is there a way to check for an empty file in JCL other than using IEBCOMPR and the command PRINT COUNT(1)?

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There are 5 steps in a Job. How to bypass the first step by making use of only COND Parameter and not using any Restart and IF/THEN/ELSE parameter?

11 Answers   IBM,

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How to change default PROCLIB?

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shall we concordinate two different length dataset in to a new date set.

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mainframe questions like basic&depth

0 Answers   TetraSoft,

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What is the difference between a PDS member and a GDG Generation ? Is it only this, that with a generation we can use +1, 0, -1 etc while with PDS member we can not ?

7 Answers   IBM,

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in my jcl have 20 steps step1,step2,.... step20.and i have to execute step1,step2,..and skip the step3 and remaing step4,step5 are execute? i want skip step3 only? what code u can write?

3 Answers   Patni,

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Is it possible to code instream data in a PROC?

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Explain about Internal Sort

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What is timing concept in mainframe?

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what if any ,is the syntax error in the following piece of code 01 B PIC A(7) 02 C PIC 9(4) ........ IF(B NUMERIC) ADD 10 TO C a.the condition in the if statement is wrong b.noting is wrong c.because C is initialised.ADD 10 TO C is wrong d.both B and C shoud have same size.

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I have 10 steps, I want to run STEP1 TO STEP4 then I should not run STEP5 and STEP6. Aganin I want to execute from STEP7 to STEP10. ONLY using CONDITION CODES how can we execute this process? 1. Where we can set cond codes for STEP5 and STEP6? 2. How can we execute remaining steps from STEP7 to STEP10?

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