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Hello all,
I have a flat file with a set of records. when i tried to read from that file using REXX, I am getting the numbers which are not file. I guess these are line numbers.
My code is:


The Output I am getting is like:

NBDKYGS.REXX.OUT1
00000100
NBDKYGS.REXX.OUT2
00000200
NBDKYGS.REXX.OUT3
00000300

But i dont want those numbers in the middle ( 00000100, 00000200 ...)
Please help me.

nbdkygs wrote:I am getting the numbers which are not file. I guess these are line numbers.

They must be in the file. That's the only possible explanation for your results.

yes! but i dont want those line numbers in my output.

Then either get rid of them from your input file, or exclude them in REXX using one of these functions:

LEFT.
SUBSTR.
OVERLAY.

Can you tell me how can i get rid of these numbers from input file itself.... without using left/substr/overlay?

Hello,

Edit the file (or use some batch utility) and replace the numbers with spaces.

If you use ISPF EDIT, try command UNNUMto remove the sequence numbers.