Sam, SAS off the top of my head:
//IN DD DSN=MY.DSN,DISP=SHR //SYSIN DD * DATA LRECL00(KEEP=L); INFILE IN LENGTH=L; INPUT @; OUTPUT; RUN; PROC UNIVARIATE DATA=LRECL00; VAR L; RUN; Should be close - hope it helps; Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Knutson, Sam > Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 9:17 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Summarize length of all variable length records in a file? > > Hi, > > I can write a quick and dirty program to do this but since it is for an > application group a supported utility would be preferred. > > Does anyone have code to use SAS, SYNCSORT or some other utility to > quickly > summarize the lengths of all the records in a file of variable length > records? > > Best Regards, > > Sam Knutson, GEICO > Performance and Availability Management > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (office) 301.986.3574 > > Umm-huh. - Kirk, trying to explain Spock's weirdness as a result of LSD, > and > confusing his 20th century Earth history, "Star Trek IV"" > > <> > > > ==================== > This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > and > may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. > If > you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and > electronic > copies of the original message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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