How about...

EXECUTE "sh -c\wc -l ": FILENAME: "\" CAPTURING LINE.COUNT 

Perry Taylor
 

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Subject: [U2] Field Count from a Seq File

I hope someone can show me an easy way to get the number of lines from a
sequential file - without looping through the file.

I am running UV 10.x on a AIX box.

I open the file using an OPENSEQ command and I am looping through the
record using a READSEQ  command.

Either immediately after the OPENSEQ or after the first READSEQ, I would
like to know if there is more then 1 line in the file.

I know that prior to doing the OPENSEQ, I could open the file, read the
record and then DCOUNT(RECORD,@FM) to get the number of fields, close
the file and then do a sequential open and read.  I am hoping that there
is a system variable or something that I can use after the OPENSEQ.
Looping through the record is not a viable option.

Thanks

Jim
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