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Jordan
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Posted: Aug 3, 2026, 1:25 PM
Need to walk a whole VSAM file under CICS. Doing READNEXT in a loop. How do people detect end? Is there an END-OF-FILE flag or do I watch RESP?
Thread: CICS
STARTBR / READNEXT - how do I know I hit end of file?
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Dave
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Posted: Aug 3, 2026, 3:25 PM
STARTBR, then READNEXT until RESP = ENDFILE (or DFHRESP(ENDFILE)), then ENDBR.
Do not guess from key values. Check RESP every time.
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Posted: Aug 3, 2026, 7:25 PM
And put RESP2 on the commands when you get INVREQ. RESP 16 alone is not enough detail.
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