Replacing a string from different members of a same PDS

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

MY requirement is :- I want to replace a particular string from different members of a same PDS. Suppose My PDS have 45 members and the string I want to replace is 'TEXT'. This string can be present in any of the members.

Do you have any TSO command or through REXX programming, we can replace the string with your desired string in all the members of the same PDS without actually opening each member and replacing one by one.

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:35 pm

This issue was discussed many times in the past. Please search before posting. Here is one example.

O.

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

That means we can achieve this only through REXX programming. I am new to REXX, let me try the code for this

Thanks

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:44 pm

It doesn't have to be REXX: For complex string manipulations, I prefer to write my edit macros in COBOL. For huge libraries, obtaining the list of members is fasters when reading the PDS directory in Assembler.

However, for "normal" missions, REXX would be an excellent solution.

O.

kamran · New User Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 55

Hi
I supposed you need to change string within each members and not member names.
So if your need is this the best way that you don't pay attention to process each member is to call the so calles utility of IBM "IPOUPDTE" through rexx.

I hope it works for you.

kamran · New User Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 55

Hi again
Why don't you call it (IPOUPDTE) in batch?

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

You can also achieve this thing thru fileaid. If your member list is limited say under 100, then fileaid will be sufficient. You don't even have to code any thing.

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Could you please tell me the options in File-Aid through which I can achieve this?

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

Goto file-aid > UTILITIES > SEARCH/UDPATE. Follow the screen instructions then.

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Yes Rohit, Its working....Thanks