I work for the IRS I have to search thru year 2020 data that’s 4,467 files about 240,000 records per file and a record length could be 10,000 bytes VB files
> On Oct 7, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Sri h Kolusu <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> Yes at this point but since the file is variable >> I may need an exit to get the right spot at times to do a compare > > Joseph, > > You still haven't explained us as to what the real requirement is. DFSORT > can handle VB file with ease. Substring search will make sure you can > search anywhere within the record. > >> If these files are normally accessed by either COBOL or PL1, using a >> COBOL or Pl1 program in batch to do what you need to do will be faster >> to code. Both languages have reference modification so variably >> located fields can be easily dealt > > Clark, > > OP has different LRECL files and COBOL will not be able handle it, unless > you code all the files have a common LRECL > > > Thanks, > Kolusu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
