FILE-AID - SEARCH/UPDATE option

aitha_prashanth · New User Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: chennai

I have 20 members in a PDS.
In each member at specific location (Example - at line number 12), i would like to search for an string (example - search for C'A') and replace with an other character (example - replace with C'B').
Can we achive this by using This 3.6 option in File-aid (in File-aid --> utilities-->SEARCH/UPDATE opton)? if so who?
OR is there any other way? Thank you.

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

hi,

I think you should have searched the forum before posting....
please see the link...

ibmmainframes.com/about33698.html

aitha_prashanth · New User Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: chennai

6 SEARCH/UPDATE - FIND and CHANGE across PDS members. Search for and/or update data globally in any type of dataset.

I could see this option but, how or what condition i have to mention here..Please help me out.

AND
Cmd /OR Position Length RO Search Value / Update Value
--- --- -------- ------ -- ----------------------------------------------------
___ _____ _____ __ ____________________________________________________
___ OR _____ _____ __ ____________________________________________________
___ OR _____ _____ __ ____________________________________________________

aitha_prashanth · New User Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: chennai

AND
Cmd /OR Position Length RO Search Value / Update Value
--- --- -------- ------ -- ---------------------------------------------
___ 13 1 R C'B'

I tried with the above - but it is updating all the rows with 'B' -
We are supposed to provide some conidition here like.. where it matches EQ C'A' then replce C'B'.. pls help me.

aitha_prashanth · New User Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: chennai

I got it.. here is the code
AND
Cmd /OR Position Length RO Search Value / Update Value
--- --- -------- ------ -- -------------------------------------------
___ 13 1 CO C'A'
___ +0 EA C'B'

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:05 pm

If the string(?) you want to change is unique and the position really does not matter for you then you don't really need to go that far, just give "C old new" and you are done.

PS: That's a very laymen way of telling it but I could not get a other way out...