Re: Flat file comparision

Thanks. I did CMPPFM , here is my *output into a file. Could you help me how to read this file and send message if there are no differences btw files.
 
 
File . . . . . . :   COMPARE             Library  . . . . :   ADMLIB                                                            
Member . . . . . :   COMPARE             Record . . . . . :   1                                                                   
Control  . . . . .                       Column . . . . . :   1                                                                   
Find . . . . . . .                                                                                                                
*...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....0....+....1....+....2....+....3
1      IBM COMPARE V6R1M0  080215                                      07/22/13    11:12                PAGE            1         
 NEW:      ADMLIB/ADMFILE(ADMFILE)                               OLD:      ADMLIB/ADM.FILE(ADM.FILE)                              
                                                                                                                                  
                      LINE COMPARE SUMMARY AND STATISTICS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
 NUMBER OF LINE MATCHES...............................................:       187                                                 
 TOTAL CHANGES (PAIRED+NONPAIRED CHNG)................................:         0                                                 
 REFORMATTED LINES....................................................:         0                                                 
 PAIRED CHANGES (REFM+PAIRED INS/DEL).................................:         0                                                 
 NEW FILE LINE INSERTIONS.............................................:         0                                                 
 NON-PAIRED INSERTS...................................................:         0                                                 
 OLD FILE LINE DELETIONS..............................................:         0                                                 
 NON-PAIRED DELETIONS.................................................:         0                                                 
 NEW FILE LINES PROCESSED.............................................:       187                                                 
 OLD FILE LINES PROCESSED.............................................:       187                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
 LISTING-TYPE = DIFF     PHYSICAL-COMPARE-COLUMNS =    1:266    LONGEST LINE = 266                                                
 PROCESSING OPTIONS SPECIFIED : NONE



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From: Mark S Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2013, 12:16
Subject: Re: Flat file comparision



CMPPFM does not look at "attributes" of the files, but just compares the
data in the physical file members.

Why not try this command, before ruling it out? =-O

On 7/20/2013 11:58 AM, A Paul wrote:
I believe CMPPFM display that two files are different(even if two files are identical in terms of contents of the files) if it finds differences in timestamp fields.  My vendor sends a file everyday and it does not have date in it, I am only looking to compare the content of the files and if both are identical throw an alert.  I don't think CMPPFM may work.