Well, REPRO is pretty versatile. You can take some source data (in key order) and insert it into a KSDS.
If the new keys are all handily higher than the highest existing key, things should go fairly smoothly. If the keys are distributed evenly across the existing data, there will be a certain amount of "splitting". If the data and the KSDS definition suit, it can certainly be a good way. The multiple flat files can be sorted together before the REPRO. Using "dynamic" access from a COBOL program, you could get away without sorting anything. Step would probably run like a dog with no legs. For this task REPRO could be a good choice, it depends on the data (and the definition of the data set). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
