Can we change DCB Parameters

Suryyogi · New User Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 27

Hi,
can anybody tell me ,can we change DCB parameters of existing dataset.
eg.
I hav 1 PS of DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,DSORG=PS,BLKSIZE=800)
it has already created.
now i want to change it from FB to VB thrugh JCL.
If ther is alternate way plz tell me.

Thanks.
Waiting for reply............................

swaraj6 · New User Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Just by using IEBGENER u can do this

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:56 pm

You can't change the attributes of the existing data set, but you could copy the old data set to a new data with different attributes. You could then delete the old data set and rename the new data set to the old data set name.

For more information on using DFSORT to copy an FB data set to a VB data set, see:

www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtmst03.html#t09