How do you count the number of records in a mainframe dataset?

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How do you count the number of records in a mainframe dataset?

COUNT function can be used to print messages containing the count of records in a data set….COUNT Function: Count number of records in a file

  1. RC=12 if RC12 is specified, or by default if RC8 and RC4 are not specified.
  2. RC=8 if RC8 is specified.
  3. RC=4 if RC4 is specified.

How do you count records using SORT JCL?

Any JCL or VSAM Utility to get number……SORT to count Number of Records in a File.

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Escapa Senior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 1399 Location: IL, USA Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:13 pm use.. Code: //SYSIN DD * SORT FIELDS=COPY OUTFIL REMOVECC,NODETAIL, TRAILER1=(‘NUMBER OF RECORDS ARE: ‘,COUNT=(M11,LENGTH=8)) /*
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How do you count records in Cobol?

How to find the number of records in a flat file using COBOL?

  1. sai mainframes. Answered On : Nov 22nd, 2007.
  2. HI BHUVANESWARI….. ws-x pic 9(09). open input-file. perform read-para until end-of-file. display ‘number of record in input-file : ‘ ws-x. close input-file. stop run.read-para.

How do you find the count of records in a Dataforse in mainframe?

If you want to use any utilities try Fileaid or Sort to find the record count. //SORTOUT DD DSN=MY. OUTPUT….Write a pgm which will do the following things:

  1. Read the input file.
  2. Set a counter to 0.
  3. On every “Read” statement increment the counter UNTIL End Of File.
  4. Display the counter in SYSOUT.

What is M11 in SORT?

M11 is a pattern for showing integers with leading zeros. A 12-byte (LENGTH=12) edited numeric value produced by transforming the ZD value in bytes 38 through 45 according to the pattern for decimal values with thousands separators and decimal separators commonly used in that country.

What is when INIT in SORT JCL?

WHEN=INIT: Use one or more WHEN=INIT clauses to apply BUILD, FINDREP or OVERLAY items to all of your input records. WHEN=INIT clauses and WHEN=GROUP clauses are processed before any of the other IFTHEN clauses.

What is Icetool in mainframe?

ICETOOL is a multipurpose DFSORT utility that uses the capabilities of DFSORT to perform multiple operations on one or more data sets in a single step. This chapter introduces you to ICETOOL’s 17 “operators”, which allow you to do a wide variety of tasks.

What is UFF in sort?

UFF stands for unsigned free form and M11 would tell SORT to use leading zeros, e.g. 27 would be displayed as ‘0000000027’. DFSORT has 27 edit masks as well as an EDIT parameter that lets you design your own masks.

What is trailer in JCL?

TRAILER DETAILS trailers are used for report, page, and section summaries. You can use them, for example, to provide totals for columns of numeric data (“ Totaling and Subtotaling Data”) or to indicate the end of a section with, say, a string of asterisks or to provide a list of abbreviations used in the report.

What is hit next in sort?

HIT=NEXT is useful when the conditions of different clauses can be satisfied independently. It tells DFSORT to continue with the next clause even if the current clause is satisfied.