Watch out for side-effects - such as downstream sections in the job
expecting the CIERROR to be zero. It won't be after a failed LISTF. I
would do this.

   %SETJCW OLDCI,CIERROR
   %LISTF FILESET;$NULL
   %IF MPEXNUMSUCCEEDED = 0 THEN
   %   SETJCW CIERROR,OLDCI
   %ELSE
   %   REPEAT
       .
       .
   %   FORFILES FILESET
   %ENDIF

"Bailie, Jack" wrote:
>
> Thanks, that works.
>
> Jack Bailie
>
> Dave wrote:
>
>                 However, whether it's the right way or not, I would do a
> LISTF fileset;$NULL
>                 and then interrogate system variable MPEXNUMSUCCEEDED
>
>                 > Is there an easy way to tell if a fileset
>                 > is
>                 > empty?
>                 >
>                 >