Depending on what the 'compare program' does, you may need to include the proper attributes (RECFM, LRECL, etc.) on the dummy GDG member as well as mark immediate EOF. ISPF 3.2 will do all this for you. IEFBR14 will not.
. . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile [email protected] From: Hal Merritt <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 10/25/2011 01:29 PM Subject: Re: GDG Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Use any suitable utility to create an empty file for use the first time. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Thomas Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 6:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: GDG Hi, I have a requirement where we need to compare the current version and previous version of a GDG file. The job is newly created and when it runs 1'st time this will be a issue as the there is no version. Pls advise how we need to address in this scneraio. Regards Ron ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
