Search more than one string at one go by jcl or rexx in PDS

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

Hi,

Can we search more than one string at one go by jcl or rexx in a PDS
? I think it is not possible by option 3.14, Please help.

Mathiv Anan · Active User Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 106 Location: USA

Did you see the 'Specify additional search strings' in the bottom of the panel?

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:56 pm

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

Just now got it, we can specify 11 string at maximum,

Thanks Everybody

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:56 pm

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

DbZ,

I dont know how to give more than 11 strings, Please mention if you can recall.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:11 pm

quite often the limits are not in the utility itself, but rather in the interface used to build the jcl..
it is impractical for the interactive preparation dialog to make provision for the maximum number of search statements

just save a copy of the jcl and hand edit it adding as many searches as You need

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:14 pm

you are probably looking at the panel entry.
after you have entered your parms, you are given an option of EDITing the JCL before submission.

DO THAT - use the option to EDIT the JCL.

add additional search strings.

then submit the JOB.

you can also save this in your personal PDS containing JCL,
then in the future, use this saved member in your personal JCL PDS,
modify the the appropriate parms/statements -
pds/files to be searched
search strings
output dd - I always change this to a dasd file instead of using sysout.

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

Thanks... DIck and Enricho

I have edited the JCL and kept all search arguments in that, also gave a DASD file instead of sysout option. It worked successfully and saved a lot of time.