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COUNT records in a flat file

Postby kevin1 » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:12 am

Hi :) everybody,

I need to find total number of records in a file using COBOL programme. Can anyone give some idea regarding this. Also, suggest me how to do this using JCL as well.

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Kevin.
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Re: COUNT records in a flat file

Postby Robert Sample » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:32 am

It cannot be done "with JCL". JCL does nothing but execute programs. They may be application programs, or utilities, or sort, or whatever -- but JCL cannot do anything else.

The most accurate (but expensive) way to do this in COBOL is to open the file, read each record of the file and add 1 to a counter for each successful read. When you hit the end of the file, you've counted all the records in the file.
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Re: COUNT records in a flat file

Postby kevin1 » Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:01 pm

Thank you so much Robert! :)
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Re: COUNT records in a flat file

Postby ITConsultant » Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:47 am

A simpler way would be to execute the sort utility using JCL which will give you the number of records in and out.
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Re: COUNT records in a flat file

Postby dick scherrer » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:11 am

Hello,

The original request was:
need to find total number of records in a file using COBOL programme.


A simpler way would be to execute the sort utility using JCL which will give you the number of records in and out.
As this was a COBOL question, posted in the COBOL part of the forum, providing a COBOL reply would be more appropriate. . .
Hope this helps,
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