check for empty input file

idcams(rc=4) and icetool (rc=12)

print/repro count

trying to concatenate all the daily files and sort

into single monthly file without header and trailer
how it can be performed?
each daily file will have header and trailer and may have duplicates
Name Address Country

add a header and trailer with today's date and rec count
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL REMOVECC,
HEADER1=(1:'CARD DETAILS AS ON',20:DATE=(MD4/),'@',TIME),
TRAILER1=(1:'TOTAL NUM OF RECORDS:',COUNT=(M11,LENGTH=4))

what is the reason of preferring PS file for general processing over VSAM files?