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Hi,
I have 2 files. File1 has only 1 row which has the record header whose record length is 500. File1 is sequential file. File2 has 10000 of records whose record length is 20000. File2 is ESDS with variable length. First 500 characters of File2 is always spaces. I want to merge File1 and File2 such that all the records in File2 has first 500 characters of File1.

For example
File1 (say File1 record length is 16) - has only 1 record
1234545646547654

File2
...........................AAAAAAAAAAA
...........................BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
...........................CCCCCCCCCCC
...........................DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Output file: File3 with variable length
1234545646547654AAAAAAAAAAA
1234545646547654BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
1234545646547654CCCCCCCCCCC
1234545646547654DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Can someone please help.
Thanks
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[kolusu]

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please SEARCH before posting. check this link which explains pulling a value from 1 file and using it in another.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=7784&highlight=symbols

Kolusu
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Kolusu,

It worked. Thanks for your help.

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