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Hi everybody,

I need to find total number of records in a file using COBOL programme. Can anyone give some idea regarding this. Also, suggest me how to do this using JCL as well.

Regards,
Kevin.

It cannot be done "with JCL". JCL does nothing but execute programs. They may be application programs, or utilities, or sort, or whatever -- but JCL cannot do anything else.

The most accurate (but expensive) way to do this in COBOL is to open the file, read each record of the file and add 1 to a counter for each successful read. When you hit the end of the file, you've counted all the records in the file.

Thank you so much Robert!

A simpler way would be to execute the sort utility using JCL which will give you the number of records in and out.

Hello,

The original request was:

need to find total number of records in a file using COBOL programme.

A simpler way would be to execute the sort utility using JCL which will give you the number of records in and out.

As this was a COBOL question, posted in the COBOL part of the forum, providing a COBOL reply would be more appropriate. . .