It is NOT known to be empty. Every once in a while it ends up with nothing in it and REPRO gets really upset.
The job needs to be broken up with that file in it's own step so cc's can be used. --- Tom Marchant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:45:03 -0700, Charles Mills > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >One of my long-time gripes. How many hours and > hours of time have been > >wasted on this restriction/shortcoming/whatever? On > figuring out the > >"problem"? On writing a little program to prime the > dataset? How hard would > >it have been to have made (make?) VSAM smart enough > to return EOF for the > >first read of a new ESDS? > > Why is it a problem that VSAM was designed with the > requirement that it had > to be written to before it could be read? I've seen > this behavior to > prevent applications from processing a newly created > data set as though it > had data in it and otherwise cause havoc. > > > >Am I missing something? Is there any benefit to the > current behavior, other > >than full employment for application prorgrammers > writing the dummy load > >program, and system programmers telling them that > they have to do it? > > > No, you aren't missing something. I am. Why is it > so important to be able > to read a file that is known to be empty? > > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Some people are like "slinkies" . . . they're not really good for anything; but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
