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rasprasads · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:46 am Post subject: Internal Table Vs Files

Hi -
I have 2 files output from my program : A and B. B has unique records and A has multiple records. Now in the same program i need to make changes in such a way to output all records that are available both in A and B. Can i do a sequential compare logic (since both files are sorted) or can i load the records form file B into a working storage table and use a "SEARCH ALL" to compare ?
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MikeBaker · Beginner Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 96 Topics: 9

Why not make your job dead easy by doing what you want in a DFSORT step immediately after executing your program? It will take you five minutes. And then you can feed the file to where-ever it is that you want it to go.

kolusu · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:03 am Post subject:

Rasprasads,

If the files are sorted then why do you even want to load the records into an internal table and later use search all ? While matching the keys itself you can handle the duplicates.

Take a look at this topic for match logic.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=11&highlight=match

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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Vodkasoda · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:35 am Post subject:

Rasprasads,

Sorry if this sounds a little condascending, it's not supposed to ... but try not to make your programs too complicated !!!

Remember that yourself, or somebody else, will probably have to update this program sometime in the future, and the last thing that they will want to find is a program that is horrendously difficult to understand !!!

Cheers,

VodkaSoda