ISPF / EDIT command to copy a few chars alone of all lines

bharathatibmmf · New User Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 5 Location: UK

Hi
I am trying to remove the first 10 chars alone from each line of a dataset and out it into other. I know I can use JCL or REXX but just wanted to know if there are any ISPF EDIT commands available to just copy first 10 chars of each line in a flat dataset ?

Thanks

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:56 pm

why not

allocate a new 10 char ps - 3.2
copy the old to the new 3.3

or

VIEW the old
chg all P'=' ' ' 11 <record length>
COPY .zf .zl

bharathatibmmf · New User Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 5 Location: UK

Thanks Dick! that was really helpful..

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:51 pm

glad I was able to help.