Answer / farid

In jcl we can do as follows.........

1st skip the 97 recordes and write rest 3 into another file
using sort utilities(with the help of jcl).now cobol program
can use the 2nd file which has only last 3 records

Answer / atul

Using Short card you can write the last 3 records.
Short card as :

SORT FIELDS=COPY SKIPREC=97 STOPAFT=03


It will copy the last three records and put it in a file.

Cobol program can use this file containing records.

Answer / sandip

In cobol apply counter while reading file if counter reach at 97 start writing record to another file.

Answer / harsha

Read file sequentially and load it in table. keep check on
the number of ocurances(i.e. number of records).

Once the table is fully loaded, you know the total
occurances. Say it is X. Now read the table with occurance
X-3

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