How To Check If a Dataset Already Exist In REXX Programming

Folks,

       At times we are in need to know if few datasets already exist in HOST.It's a very easy piece of code that would help us to know if dataset exist or not.


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 IF SYSDSN("dataset.name") = "OK" THEN
    DO
            SAY "DATASET EXISTING"
    END
   ELSE
   DO
SAY "DATASET DOES NOT EXIST"

END
EXIT

where 'dataset,name' is the dataset to be checked for existence.



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