Just write COUNT in front of the data set it will show thw record count i

How to find whether a Flat file is empty or not without
Reading a file in COBOL Program. (not using JCL)

Question Posted / sroul4

Answer Posted / sroul4

Just write COUNT in front of the data set it will show thw
record count in it. 0 in this case.

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