SORT – SET RETURN CODE ’04’ IF OUTPUT FILE IS EMPTY
We can make use of SORT to set a RC of ‘0004’, if the output file of the sort operation is empty. Based on his return code, we can run the next steps.
//STEP01 EXEC PGM=SORT,PARM=’NULLOUT=RC4′
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTJNF1 DD DSN=INPUT.FILE.ONE,DISP=SHR
//SORTJNF2 DD DSN=INPUT.FILE.TWO,DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT DD DSN=OUTPUT.FILE,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=(CYL,(100,200),RLSE),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=0,LRECL=80)
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
JOINKEYS FILES=F1,FIELDS=(1,10,A)
JOINKEYS FILES=F2,FIELDS=(1,10,A)
REFORMAT FIELDS=(F1:1,71,F2:1,9)
/*
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