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Count number of records in the ps using IDCAMS utility



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Count number of records in the ps using IDCAMS utility

Postby praveenkumar85 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:41 pm

Hi,

Could you please help me for below query?

Count number of records in the ps using IDCAMS utility.
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Re: Count number of records in the ps using IDCAMS utility

Postby Robert Sample » Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:57 pm

1. You should not ever, under any circumstances, need to count file records.

2. If you violate #1, IDCAMS is not the best choice -- use SORT instead.
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