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samlwho · Beginner Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Topics: 2

Experts,

I am building a process that will read record #1 on INPUT1, then read INPUT2 and loop through it building OUTPUT1.

At the end of INPUT2, I read the next record on INPUT1 and attempt the same loop. The job is abending because INPUT2 is still set to EOF, is it possible to reset the EOF conditon and loop through the file again to build the subsequent OUTPUT records?

I need to continue this process until all of the records on INPUT1 have been processed.

Is it possible? Confused

kolusu · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject:

samlwho,

Easytrieve has built-in match logic known syncronised file processing. It automatically takes care of moving the pointers in both the files. Just have both the files sorted on the key you are matching and you are all set.

Check this link for more explanation

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=5013&highlight=syncronized

Hope this helps...

Cheers

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samlwho · Beginner Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Topics: 2

kolusu,
I am not trying to match the files, the files are not the same, there are no keys.

INPUT1 ='s PDS Member Names (Length of 10)

INPUT2 ='s PROC STEP (Length of 80)

OUTPUT1 should equal 1 PROC STEP INPUT2 for each record in INPUT1. (lenght of 80)

Example: INPUT1 has 4 records, so OUTPUT1 should contain 1 PROC with 4 steps

For each PDS member I want to create a PROC Step.

The processing is fine until it reaches the end of INPUT2, I do not want to stop until I have built a PROC step for each record on INPUT1.

Please advise...

Thanks

kolusu · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject:

samlwho,

How many lines do you have in your INPUT2 ? Post a sample of INPUT2 and desired output

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dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject:

if whichever file is smallest could be loaded into an ezytrieve array,
then write an output1 for each item looping thru the array, for each read from the larger input
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samlwho · Beginner Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Topics: 2

Thanks for the suggestion, I was able to load the PROC into a table and then use that table to build my process. I was already building several tables in the program but it did not occur to me to do the same with the PROC.

I shattered the K.I.S.S rule on this one... (Keep It Simple Stupid) Very Happy

Thanks for the tips...