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SeyedG
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All,
I need to compare a column called user_div in a hold file with another column called div_cd in another hold file. If I there are no matches, then I would like to display an error. How can I accomplish that? Here is what I have for now: 

 

TABLE FILE TDIV

PRINT *

IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 10;
ON TABLE HOLD AS TAB1
END
?FF TAB1

TABLE FILE TAB1
PRINT *
END

TABLE FILE VTBLUSER
PRINT DST.USER_DIV
ON TABLE HOLD AS TAB2
END

?FF TAB2

JOIN USER_DIV IN TAB2 TO ALL DIV_CD IN TAB1 AS TAB3

TABLE FILE TAB3
PRINT USER_DIV
      DIV_CD
IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 10;
END


Thank you for your help,


Seyed

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Francis Mariani
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Check the documentation for MATCH FILE.


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SeyedG
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Francis,
I appreciate your input. I believe, it will solve my problem.

Thanks again,

Seyed


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SeyedG
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Hello Francis,
All of the following merge phrases return the same result set. I am certain that there are 3 entries that are in the old and not new and 6 entries in the new and not old. Here is the script that I wrote to compare the two files. All commented merge phrases have been tested separately.

 
MATCH FILE TDIV

SUM DIV_NM
BY DIV_CD
END
FILE VTBLUSER
SUM DST.USER_UNIT
BY USER_DIV
-*AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-NOR-NEW
-*AFTER MATCH HOLD NEW-NOT-OLD
-*AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-AND-NEW
-*AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-NOT-NEW
AFTER MATCH HOLD NEW-NOT-OLD
END

TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT *
END



Thank you,


Seyed


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Waz
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If you have a unique field from each side of the match and use OLD-OR-NEW, you can then check which records came from either side.


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Dan Satchell
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If you want only records not present in both files (exclude the intersection), OLD-NOR-NEW is the correct option. But it looks like you have an error in your syntax. RUN should follow the first query, not END. Also, I seem to remember that the DST. prefix may not be supported in MATCH FILE logic.

MATCH FILE TDIV
SUM DIV_NM
BY DIV_CD
RUN

FILE VTBLUSER
SUM DST.USER_UNIT
BY USER_DIV
AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-NOR-NEW
END

TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT *
END


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