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mail_ssb
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Hello.
Is there a way, to empty the contents of a physical sequential dataset, without deleting the dataset itself...?
Thanks for your help and attention. |
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superk
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A simple SORT will work:
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//STEP0001 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=THE.DATASET
//SORTOUT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=THE.DATASET
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OMIT COND=ALL
/*
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A one-line REXX exec will also do the same thing:
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/* REXX */
"EXECIO 0 DISKW DDNAME (FINIS"
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There are also other methods, such as copying the contents of an empty dataset. You'll find these other examples with a search. |
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mail_ssb
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| superk wrote: |
A simple SORT will work:
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//STEP0001 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=THE.DATASET
//SORTOUT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=THE.DATASET
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OMIT COND=ALL
/*
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A one-line REXX exec will also do the same thing:
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/* REXX */
"EXECIO 0 DISKW DDNAME (FINIS"
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There are also other methods, such as copying the contents of an empty dataset. You'll find these other examples with a search. |
Thanks a ton, Superk..!
I like the SORT option better, because then, I dont need to worry about the dataset features like record length and dataset type. |
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