LISTCAT information in z/OS version V1.8 and latter

ayapatsr · New User Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Location: pune

Hi

i am executing TSO LISTCAT LEVEL comand to list the dataset in REXX.

while job executing by user id its output is

NONVSAM ------- TOPSPRD.CHARMS.MSGDAT01.D070816.T114952
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT

where as executing by control-m user id out put is

LISTING FROM CATALOG -- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT
NONVSAM ------- TOPSPRD.CHARMS.MSGDAT01.D070816.T114952
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT

additional information is
LISTING FROM CATALOG -- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT is getting.

Can amy ne help me how its happening like this?

prino · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:35 pm

Maybe it would be more useful if you told us why it matters?

nevilh · Active User Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 262

In z/OS 1.8 listc processing was changed, if you need to know all the changes look at info Apar II14250 and II14517 . There are now differences in output if invoked from TSO and Batch. If you have programs/rexx's that check the output from listc you may have to change them. Or if you want the output in the old format (not reccommended as long term solution) instead of invoking IDCAMS invoke IDCNOGFL

MBabu · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:10 pm

This is precisely the reason that parsing listings and command output that you don't control is a very bad idea.. Yes - people always say "the [IDCAMS | Compiler | Utility | whatever ] listing will never change because people use programs to read it". It is true that programs read listings and command output intended for humans, but it us untrue that the listings will never change.

You should always find the documented, callable system interfaces that are intended to be machine readable to find information. That is why they are called APIs (Application Program Interfaces).

In this case, there is the Catalog Search Interface (see 'SYS1.SAMPLIB(IGGCSIRX)' for an example) that will read the catalog.

ayapatsr · New User Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Location: pune

Thanks Nevhil,

But the same TSO LISTCAT LEVEL comand executing with other user id that extra daignostic information is not capturing.

eg;
if executing wit usera output as below

NONVSAM ------- XXXXX.YYYYY.MSGDAT01.D070816.T114952
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT

IF executing with userB out put as below

LISTING FROM CATALOG -- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT
NONVSAM ------- XXXXX.YYYYY.MSGDAT01.D070816.T114952
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.P03.PRODCAT

will it depends on the user also?

nevilh · Active User Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 262

Usera output is from pre z/OS 1.8 system Userb is new format (batch) .
TSO should always produce Usera output

ayapatsr · New User Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Location: pune

Vehnil,

my z/OS version is V1.9.
both userA & user B submitting the job in z/OS V1.9 only.

i am callling REXX code using IKJEFT01 utility,in that REXX code
ADDRESS TSO LISTCAT LEVEL ('dataset name') is using to list the dataset.

but it is giving two different output with two different users as specified earliar.

why this is happening?

nevilh · Active User Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 262

Sorry I can shed no light on this. If the output is different and both jobs are running on the same system. Then you are going to have to start checking Steplib concatenations etc in order to see why the difference is occurring

Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:52 pm

Check the TSO PROFILE settings for both IDs. Maybe a setting of NOWTPMSG or similar.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:03 am

Hello,

You might also verify that both user-ids execute the same logon procedure.