Can you tell us more about the files? Are they SAS datasets? Do they reside on tape(or carts) or DASD?

> -----Original Message----- > From: Pleasant, David (CAP, CARD) [SMTP:David.Pleasant@GECAPITAL.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:19 AM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: A PEEK AT RECORD COUNT > > This is probably very simple, but I need to create an audit program that > looks at 30 files and determines record count for each. The files are > huge, > around 200 Million records, so I do not want to read in each record and > count them. Is there a more efficient way to get record a count? > > Thank you for your help. > > GE Card Services > __________________________________________________________________________ > __ > ___________________________________________ > > David Pleasant > > Programmer Analyst > > GE Card Services > > 4500 Munson Street N.W. > > Canton, OH 44718 > > Phone: (330) 433-5816 Dial Comm 360-5816 > > Fax: (330) 433-5602 Dial Comm 360-5602 > > E-Mail: David.Pleasant@gecapital.com > > > > "This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and > > may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the > > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy > > all copies of the original message." > >

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