Re: Need Help

[Brian and Dawn Stapleton <bstapleton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try passing the files twice. Once with each file.





Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:
> 
> At 09:26 AM 7/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am looking for some advise.  I am working on a project, this project
> >requires that I compare records from 2 files.  File A and File B.  File
> >A is the primary file and File B is the secondary file.  I need to
> >compare the records that are in File A to the records in File B.  What I
> >am having a problem with is if there is a record in File B that is not
> >in File A I need to know that.  I Was going to read File A and chain out
> >to File B to see if the record exists in File B.  I am having problems
> >on how to determine if there is a record in File B that is not in File
> >A.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> Hi,
> 
> I assume that there is a common key field.  With this assumption, there are
> two ways to go.  You can set up a multi-record format logical file, or use
> matching record logic in RPG.
> 
> Al
> 
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