Copying members of a PDS in different files on local machine

star_dhruv2000 · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:26 pm

Hi all,

I got a strange requirement. I have to copy contents of the PDS members in different files on my PC. So is there any way I can copy contents of all the members of a PDS (in different files) in one go.

Thanks in advance...

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:53 pm

FTP? XMIT? IEBPTPCH? Is this the kind of thing you are looking for?

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star_dhruv2000 · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:57 pm

Hi I am looking for FTP. in Simple terms

If my PDS contains 10 members. Then I have to created 10 different files on my PC and have to copy the contents of each member in different files.

Hope this makes it clear in your mind....

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:13 pm

depends on the emulator that you are using. I have always used the up/download facility built into the emulator, selected all (or a portion) of a pds, privided a file extension (global), designated the destination folder and let it rip. Suggest you go thru the help section of your emulator.

by the way, this is not unusual. Most places i work have a pc based modeler/data dictionary - (rochade/key/or homegrown) and all copybooks originate on the pc and are uploaded to the mainframe for development. Then all the sources are downloaded to the pc for documentation.

star_dhruv2000 · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:33 pm

I am using Extra Attachment as emulator...

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:16 pm

Why not using plain FTP? The MGET command is exactly what you need...

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khamarutheen · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 677 Location: NJ

Hi,

Actually mainframe doesn't support you to transfer between local system to m/f or from m/f to local ... so the plain ftp will do per ofer says,