Subject: RE: Sort return codes
From: Kevin Corkery (kcorkery@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Aug 15 2008 - 10:10:55 EDT
I do this using an IDCAMS PRINT function. You tell IDCAMS to print one record from the file. If the file has a record IDCAMS will set a zero return code, when there are no records the command fails and a non-zero return code is set. // DLBL INPUT,'< your input file >',,VSAM,CAT=<yourcat> // EXEC IDCAMS PRINT IFILE(INPUT) CHARACTER COUNT(1) /* // IF $RC > 0 THEN GOTO SKIPFTP If the input file is VSAM-MSAM or a regular SAM file you'll need to provide the appropriate ENVIRONMENT specifications for IDCAMS. -----Original Message----- From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of Ron Ashley Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:57 AM To: VSE Discussion List Subject: RE: Sort return codes Dennis, We did the following. We had a program to run after the previous program that read the file and if there was 0 records then it would set a return code that would jump the FTP or not release the FTP program. -----Original Message----- From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of Dennis McLoud Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 8:47 AM To: VSE Discussion List Subject: Sort return codes Does anyone know of a way to set a return code based on a sort having a sort out count of zero? We need to skip the FTP step if the file has zero records. If I could get the sort to set a return code when the count is zero it would be easy to make this happen. Thanks, Dennis McLoud Systronics, Inc. 913-829-9229
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