zipping files on mainframes

amit039 · New User Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Location: Chennai

Hi all,

Can anyone point out any utility on mainframes in order to zip a number of files together. It will be better if someone can point out a solution that doesn't involve some licensed software as PKZIP.

Thanks in anticipation..

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:08 pm

The mainframe does not come with any zipping software. You can pick up GZIP and GUNZIP which are open source. You could alternatively use pax or tax in Unix System Services. Or, you can pay the license fee for PKZIP, ZIP-390, INFO-ZIP and use them.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:52 pm

what about a dfdss dump/copy with the compress option

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:04 am

enrico, it depends on what is desired by the o/p ... merely compressing the output file, in which case DFDSS DUMP/COPY with COMPRESS would be the way to go, or producing a zip file that can be read on other platforms which I don't believe DFDSS DUMP/COPY with COMPRESS can generate. Zip file formats can be quite specific. For example, gunzip cannot unzip a .ZIP file.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:09 am

since the OP was asking to junk a lots of file together,
I assumed he was not in a cross platform environment

but as usual, a generic question, gets most of the times generic answers,
and usually the wrong ones

expat · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:51 am

What about the utility program for sending dumps etc. into IBM, PGM=TRSMAIN - usually get a decent compression ratio from that.

amit039 · New User Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Location: Chennai

Hi all,

Thanks for Ur suggestions..The transfer is a cross platform transfer..I'm trying to use Gzip & Gunzip for zipping..

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:51 pm

GZIP and GUNZIP unfortunately only work on one file ... you may need to use tar to create a single file from the multiple files and then GZIP the tarball.