How to read the last 100 records from a COBOL file. The file
contains N number of records.
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Answer / santy
let consider,
First declear 2 count variables A,B.
first count all the records i.e. N and put it into A
varialbe.
compute statement B=A-100, i.e. B=N-100
now again use the read-para untill condition B=A
and in read para incrased the value of B=B+1 after each
read.
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Answer / mobi and remya
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
PARA.
OPEN INPUT STUDFILE.
PERFORM PARA1 UNTIL EOF = 1.
DISPLAY 'TOTAL NO:OF RECORDS ' A.
COMPUTE B = A - 100.
MOVE 0 TO EOF.
CLOSE STUDFILE.
OPEN INPUT STUDFILE.
PERFORM PARA2 UNTIL EOF = 1.
CLOSE STUDFILE.
STOP RUN.
PARA1.
READ STUDFILE AT END MOVE 1 TO EOF.
COMPUTE A = A + 1.
PARA2.
READ STUDFILE AT END MOVE 1 TO EOF.
COMPUTE C = C + 1.
IF C >= B AND EOF NOT = 1
DISPLAY STUD-REC.
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Answer / bibhuti swain
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
PARA.
OPEN INPUT STUDFILE.
PERFORM PARA1 UNTIL EOF = 1.
DISPLAY 'TOTAL NO:OF RECORDS ' A.
COMPUTE B = A - 100.
MOVE 0 TO EOF.
CLOSE STUDFILE.
OPEN INPUT STUDFILE.
PERFORM PARA2 UNTIL EOF = 1.
CLOSE STUDFILE.
STOP RUN.
PARA1.
READ STUDFILE AT END MOVE 1 TO EOF.
COMPUTE A = A + 1.
PARA2.
READ STUDFILE AT END MOVE 1 TO EOF.
COMPUTE C = C + 1.
IF C >= B AND EOF NOT = 1
DISPLAY STUD-REC.
If anybody doesn't understand this logic i can explain..
In PARA2 the file is read from the beginning and the moment
the value of C reaches the value of B i.e value of C = B
and then it will satisfy the condition IF C >= B and from
there it will start displaying the records till end.
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Answer / m.rajasekaran
Hi Mobi and Remya,
logic is correct
But in PARA2 u have coded that COMPUTE C = C + 1, How it
will work?
You should have moved B to C after calculating the value
of B in PARA1.Then only this code will work.
Let me know if any mistake in my answer.
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Answer / giri12
Hi Santy in ur answer u mentioned that..
read-para untill condition B=A
Can you please explain it. Coz B=900 and A=1000(assume)
then how will be 900=1000?
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Answer / venkat
in my view if it is a ksds cluster file use organization as
dynamic and accept the related value start reading the file
and write it..i think this will display the last hundred
records..
correct me..
venkat
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Answer / guest
First move HIGH-VALUES to the key field and then read the
file.It will read the last record then put READ PREV in
loop 100 times to get the last 100 records.
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Answer / heeraj r
Pls post the correct question. I am not sure what you mean
by COBOL file, is it PS or VSAM or Tape etc etc? If you
want last 100 records of a file use below SORT JCL, and if
required that output file can be read in your COBOL.
//S1 EXEC
PGM=ICETOOL
//TOOLMSG DD
SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG DD
SYSOUT=*
//IN DD DSN=... input
file
//OUT DD DSN=... output file
//TOOLIN DD
*
SUBSET FROM(IN) TO(OUT) KEEP INPUT LAST(100)
/*
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Answer / kingmanish
question is ambiguous.
Could you please explain what do u mean by cobol file?
PLease specify what type of file??? Flat file? VSAM ??
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