How to change a value of a TAPE file in a particular column

Mr.Niceguy · New User Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 63

Hi all,

I have a tape file in production which populated some wrong values. I just wanted to replace all wrongly populated value with my original values which are residing in particular column. I just tried with ICEMAN utility. I coded both source and destination file as same as follows. I just do not want to create a new file where I wanted to replace all the values in existing file itself.

STEP EXEC PGM=ICEMAN
//SORTIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE FILE
//SORTOUT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE FILE
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
OPTION COPY
OUTREC IFTHEN=(WHEN=(38,5,CH,EQ,C'SCFPS'),
OVERLAY=(38:C'BNDFP'))
/*

But it threw S513 error. where the TAPE File is in already open status. Please suggest me to if you people have any other way to replace the values in existing files.

Thanks alot.

expat · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:45 pm

You can not do it like that. You MUST create a new file.

Mr.Niceguy · New User Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 63

Thanks Expat,

But this is working for ordinary DASD files.

expat · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:11 pm

Tape and DASD are two completely different animals.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:02 pm

Hi,

I can think of one option, get the file on DASD, use this DASD file as SORTIN for above SORT card, use UNIT=TAPEC for SORTOUT (put the SORTOUT on tape).

gcicchet · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:29 am

Hi,
why copy the file to DASD ?

Gerry

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:29 am

Hi,

Because if You use SORTIN & OUT with same name & file is on TAPE, then we cann't issue an 'open' to already open (SORTIN) TAPE file.

gcicchet · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:49 am

Hi Anuj,
the fact you mentioned UNIT=TAPEC, i took that as creating a new tape, hence I don't see the need to copy the file to DASD.

Gerry

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:00 am

Hi Gerry,

I'm an application engineer, so what I know about TAPE files is through manuals or little experiment i can do with them in my shop. I don't usually deal with them, might be I'm wrong. However, for this thread I tried below test JOB:

gcicchet · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:22 am

Hi Anuj,
ok, I think we have established that you can't use the same cart in the same step ie. cannot be both an input and output file nor can we update in place without rewriting the entire file.

If the same output tape is required then what you have mentioned is correct. ie. copy the file and then use the copied file as input to copy to original tape.

All the parameters such as UNIT=TAPEC are not required.

Like I said earlier, the fact that UNIT=TAPEC was mentioned, I took it as creating a new tape ie. using a different VOL SER.

Sorry if I have made the issue more confusing.

Gerry

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:57 am