IFEMPTY utility is used to check the file is empty or not, if the return c

How to test thru JCL if any file(PS or VSAM) is empty or
not. I do not want to use any COBOL prog or Ezytrieve and
want to do using utility.

Question Posted / naren

Answer Posted / naren

IFEMPTY utility is used to check the file is empty or not,
if the return code of this step is 4 then the file is empty.

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