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jerryte
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Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Posts: 202 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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I was thinking about coding a utility in Rexx to build and display a dataset list similiar to option 3.4 (DSLIST) but it would show just one entry for a generation data group. From that entry I could browse the current generation (0) or even a previous (-1) generation. The advantage is that it would show just one line on the screen instead of many lines. Since a gdg can have up to 255 generations it would save a lot of scrolling. It would do something similiar for VSAM datasets.
Before I go into coding mode I was wondering if someone else has already built something similiar? IF someone then can someone post the URL link? |
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Nic Clouston
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Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 2455 Location: Hampshire, UK
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how would you go about selecting a specific dataset if you are only showing one line and not the full shooting match? And you can do that in 3.4 by just specifying the gdg base name on the specification panel. So, as DS says, I am probably missing something here.
Rexx doesn't 'do' VSAM (without external add-ons) |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 6966 Location: porcelain throne
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FIND and EXCLUDE works on 3.4.
often i go x all, f all v00G, Flip |
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jerryte
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Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Posts: 202 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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Suppose I had a gdg base THIS.IS.MY.DSN In ispf 3.4 it might appear as :
THIS.IS.MY.DSN
THIS.IS.MY.DSN.G0009V00
THIS.IS.MY.DSN.G0010V00
THIS.IS.MY.DSN.G0011V00
This is not a problem if I am dealing with just one gdg. However I have to deal with many of them. With a utility rexx I want it to display as one entry:
THIS.IS.MY.DSN GDG 3 0011
This shows the gdg name, type, number of existings gens, and the name of the most current gen.
To browse the most current gen I would end just a b. To browse a previous gen b-1 or b-2
The FLIP command doesn't work on ispf option 3.4 |
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Pedro
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Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 2546 Location: Silicon Valley
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often i go x all, f all v00G, Flip
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If the FLIP does not work, try:
and / or
It should be, more or less, the list you are looking for, which would save some time in your toolmaking. |
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