HOW TO DELETE THE EXISTING DATASET USING IEFBR14

friend_prasad · New User Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

PLS TELL ME HOW TO DELETE THE EXISTING DATASET USING THE IEFBR14 UTILITY
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friend_prasad · New User Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

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thanooz · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 99

hi frien _prasd,

//DELETE1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD01 DD DSN=urdatasetname,UNIT=SYSDA,
// DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)

I think this will help u,
thank's
thanooz.

martin9 · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:22 pm

hy prasad,

generally this is made by specifying the DISP parameter.

if your dataset exists indeed, well code DISP=(OLD,DELETE)

if you are not sure if the dataset exists, then code DISP=(MOD,DELETE),
this means: if exists then it is like DISP=(OLD,DELETE),
if not then MOD is like NEW, therefore you should give at leat
a minimum space amount SPACE=(TRK,1)

note: IEFBR14 gives always RC=0 in register 14,
no matter how the step ends!

martin9