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Nithisha · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:06 am Post subject: How to initialize the file in JCL

Hi Can anyone give me solution to initialize the data thru JCL not using the cobol.

Thanks in advance
Nithisha

expat · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:15 am Post subject:

Any particular type of file ?
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Terry_Heinze · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:29 am Post subject:

Please define what you mean by "initialize". Create a file with no records? As asked earlier, if a file, what is its organization? Does the file exist before you want it intialized?
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papadi · Supermod Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 594 Topics: 1

If you explain what you would do with COBOL, someone may be able to offer an alternative using some utility. . .

It cannot be done "with JCL" alone.
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Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:37 am Post subject:

On the other hand, I'd like to believe you mean "initialize" (what COBOL does with it's INITIALIZE verb) and not an "empty" file with a proper "eof"?
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