How to determine record length and format of file thru REXX

umed · New User Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 38

Hi,
How can we determine the Record length and the Format for the given
input file ?

Regards,
Amol

jon_s_rice · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:14 pm

Use the functiom listdsi. Information is returned in variables.

umed · New User Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 38

Hi,
Thanks for reply .but I want to find the same in VM / CMs environment.Where listdsi do not works.

thanks,

Amol

Prabha · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 79

I tried LISTDSI command, its returning some value.
Ex: returned as 16.
What does it mean?

jon_s_rice · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:38 am

A 16 return code indicates an error occurred, most likely the dataset was not found. If you do not include the dataset in apostraphes it will append your file prefix onm the beginnig. code the lstdsi:
rtn = listdsi('MYPREFX.MYGROUP.LIBRARY')
or
rtn = listdsi("'"rexx_var"'")

Prabha · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 79

Thanks a lot! Its working fine now.

mohitsaini · New User Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 92

Hi there,

I am also trying to execute REXX in CMS but couldn't get it working.

my code is as follows:

/* REXX GETGDG */
RC = LISTDSI ('DIS.DIDF1601.DI11030.A20')

and it is not working

Please help.

Mohit