Avoid abend when VSAM is empty.

[MayankG]

Hi,

In one of my Jobs, one step copy a VSAM data set to flat file. Later the flat file is processed. Sometime the input VSAM is empty. When its empty, the job abends. How can I prevent the job from abending when the VSAM is empty ?

[nicc]

Why is the file empty? Is it deleted and recreated every day and then used to collect possible input? If so, you need to insert and then delete a dummy record when creating the dataset. You cannot read a VSAM dataset that has never had data in it.

[zprogrammer]

Just to add on to what NicC said , Do you need to copy when the dataset is empty?

[mickeydusaor]

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//step0001 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS 
//INFILE     DD DSN=XXX.YYY.ZZZ,DISP=SHR 
//SYSIN     DD * 
PRINT INFILE(INFILE) COUNT(1) 
//*
// if step0001.rc eq 0
//step0099 exec pgm=xxxxxxx
// endif