//COUNT EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*

How to find out the number of records in a file using JCL

Question Posted / logeshwaran

Answer Posted / logeshwaran

//COUNT EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=*
//IN DD DSN=INPUT DATASET,
// DISP=SHR
//TOOLIN DD *
COUNT FROM(IN)
/*

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