Re: Checking for records in CL?

["Steve Landess" <steve_landess@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use RTVMBRD (Retrieve Member Description)...

Example:

RTVMBRD FILE(LIBRARY/FILE) MBR(*FIRST) NBRCURRCD(&NBRRECORDS)

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Kinney" <GKinney@nextransport.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: Checking for records in CL?


> Is there any way to check, in CL only, if a file has records?
>
> Currently I am using:
> PGM
>     RGZPFM FILE(TEMP)
>     MONMSG MSGID(CPF2995) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(SKIPIT))
>
>     ...code that shouldn't run if there aren't any records...
>
> SKIPIT:
> ENDPGM
>
> This works OK, but I would definately prefer a positive test.
>
> Other alternatives?
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