John, It depends. Iefbr14 itself does not open close the data set so no EOF is written, except if it's a SMS dataset AND the right parameter in IGDSMSxx parmlib member.
Ed Sent from my iPad On Jul 14, 2011, at 8:01 AM, "McKown, John" <[email protected]> wrote: > You say "in JCL". The only way that I can think of, off hand, is to run an > IEFBR14 step at the beginning of the job similar to: > > //STEP0001 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 > //DD1 DD DSN=first.file,DISP=(MOD,CATLG), > // UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,1), > // DCB=(...dcb parameters,DSORG=PS) > //DD2 DD DSN=second.file,DISP=(MOD,CATLG), > // UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,1), > // DCB=(...dcb parameters,DSORG=PS) > > As I understand it anymore, if the dataset does not exist, this will allocate > it, catalog it, AND write an EOF record on it. If the dataset already exists, > it just allocates it, but does nothing else. The writing of the EOF record > for a new allocation may require that the dataset be SMS managed. I forget if > that is still a requirement. We do this all the time here. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hilario G. >> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:40 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: How to control in an JCL that a file is empty or not exist ? >> >> Hello folks, >> >> I have several batch processes that contain empty files or >> files that do not exist. >> >> I need to control the execution of certain programs based on >> the existence of these files (including files created empty). >> >> I try to used IDCAMS but didn't work in my tests. >> >> Thank you very much everyone. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
