Re: Compare Files/Records

Eric, et al,

At 01:40 PM 9/9/99 -0600, you wrote:

>     How about CMPPFM?

 Several people have mentioned this IBM utility.  I've found it good for
comparing source and small files.  Note that it uses a *USRSPC which has a
data space limit of 16MB.  When it encounters this limit it blows up w/ an
MCHxxxx msg.  This makes it very limited for data file comparison.

 -mark

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>Subject: Compare Files/Records 
>Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> at INET_WACO
>Date:    9/9/99 1:18 PM
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>I need to compare about 500 files with 500 other files to see if any
>records in the files are different and which fields have changed.  All
>the files are externally described.  This is going to be used as part of
>a software validation test for some conversions we are doing.  i.e.
>convert the data-run the new software in parallel with the old
>software.  Then convert the data to another library and the files should
>be identical.  Something like CMPREC OLDFILE(TESTLIB1/FILE1)   
>NEWFILE(TESTLIB2/FILE1)


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