> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ron Thomas
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a requirement where we need to compare the current version and
previous version of a GDG file.
> The job is newly created and when it runs 1'st time this will be a
issue as the there is no version.
> Pls advise how we need to address in this scneraio.
With what little information you've provided, try something like:
//. . .
//NEWFILE DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.gdg.ds.name(0)
//OLDFILE DD DUMMY
Of course, after the first run you'd have to change the //OLDFILE DD
statement to point to your.gdg.ds.name(-1).
-jc-
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