Retrieving previous versions of PDS members

Yvonne1980 · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 20 Location: Edinburgh

The previous site I worked at had a clever little Clist that would retrieve previous versions of PDS members so long as the PDS had not been compressed.

I have a PDS member that I would like to get the previous version of. Does anyone have a utility that would perform such a function or point me in the direction of the IBM utilities/commands that are required to perform this task, then I can have a go at writing my own.

Many thanks

Akatsukami · Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:06 pm

I think that PDS from the CBT tape is what you're looking for.

Yvonne1980 · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 20 Location: Edinburgh

Akatsukami

Any specifics on "that PDS from the CBT tape " ?

Thanks,

expat · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:46 pm

Does google not work in Edinburgh ?

Akatsukami · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:32 pm

Whether Google works in Edinburgh or not, it would lead you here.

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:39 pm

www.cbttape.org and look at file #182.

It's sad when someone can't even find a web site when given the name.

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

The revive utility on the CBT tape (file 442) is far more user friendly and easier to install (my opinion)

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:45 pm

but....
I would not rely on resurrecting orphans for version tracking.

the PDS might be converted to PDSE, the PDS might have been compressed, and, and, and

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:06 pm

Hello,

What i've found useful is to retrieve the "lost" member(s) from a backup of the pds when someone has this happen. . .

don.leahy · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:33 pm

IMO, tools that recover deleted members from a PDS are for emergency use only. Don't rely on them for routine use.

Backups are much more reliable.