RE: Checking file for data

In RPG you can setup an INFDS and define position 156-159 Binary 4 for
the file you want to check the number of records. If will need to be
USROPN (User Open). When you open it you will have the number of records
at open time in the field you defined in the data structure.

HTH

Bruce Collins

IT Architect

AAA Cooper Transportation

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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:14 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Checking file for data

Dwayne Allison wrote:

Is there away to check a file for data with out having to do a DBU

or

CHAIN to the file.  I need to just check the file and if it has data
continue to the next process.  If not data is found than exit.

QUSRMBRD API, with format MBRD0200, will give you the number of

records

in a member.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/apis/qusrmbrd.h

tm

davd

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