How can we differentiate between PS and PDS at Runtime

vishal_a · New User Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 45 Location: Noida

I want to know how can we differentiate between PS and PDS at runtime.

Thanks in Advance
Vishal

jkbytes · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:47 pm

Can you provide the actual scenario in which you want to know the difference b/w a ps and a pds

superk · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:37 pm

The DSORG of the PDS is PO.

ayyappa_22523 · New User Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Hyderabad

hi best way is

in DCB perameters DSORG = ps for ps and DSORG = po is for pds

or use ibm utility IEHCOPMR utility.

varabandi · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 2

By seeing the JCL parameter SPACE= trk(10,10,10) like this... If three parms are there then it is PDS. if two parms are there then it is PS.

shannu · New User Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

Vishal,

parameter SPACE=trk(primary,secoundary.directoryblocks).

For pds u need to mention directoryblocks(it specify limit for the member within a dataset usually multiple of 3)

If it is not specified, then it's sequential file.

Hope this would clear your doubt.

Thanks and Regards,
Shannu,