SEARCH strings in PDS

maggiebms · New User Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 16

Hi All,
My requirement is to search all strings available in PS to be searched in a list of PDS.

For example:

PS contains - n number of entries to be searched
PDS - List of members which may/may not contain the string to be searched.

My Question is:
How to specify the SRCHFOR command in JCL to pull the input strings from PS to search?

Thanks in advance!

Maggie. J

expat · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:01 pm

Once you have run a job from 3.14 in batch mode, you can keep the JCL and tailor it for use as and when you need it.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:19 pm

unless the 'search strings' are greater than 61 characters,
it is very easy to edit (or even write a rexx) the PS,
encapsulate the search string with "SRCHFOR '" search string "'"
and provide the ps a the SYSIN DD.