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kwhong · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 3

Hi, May I know how to download all members from pds at 1 time?

Thanks

superk · Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3381 Location: Charlotte,NC USA

Download how? And to where - another server?

kwhong · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 3

transfer file from host to PC.
Currently what I am doing is transfer file 1 by 1 from the host to PC.
If the PDS has 50 members. I hv to do it 1 by 1 for 50 times..
I am looking for a method which can transfer all from host to PC at 1 time..
any idea. thanks..

superk · Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3381 Location: Charlotte,NC USA

If you're using FTP, and you are "pushing" files from the mainframe host to the PC server, a simple "mput *" would work, as long as the PDS is the working directory.

If you're using FTP, and you are "pulling" files from the mainframe host to the PC, a simple "mget *" would work, as long as the PDS is the working directory.

If you're using some other method, then you most likely need to convert the PDS into a single sequential dataset. You could ZIP the entire PDS into a single .zip archive file. You could use IEBPTPCH or TSO PRINTDS to "punch" the PDS into a single sequential dataset. If the data is not intended to be used on the PC, the TSO XMIT command will convert the PDS into a single dataset that can be re-converted into a PDS on another mainframe. The same process works for and IEBCOPY unload.

prasadvrk · Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Noida

Yes mget and mput should work for you if you are using ftp. You may have to ftp from command prompt and supply the server name, user id , password.

kwhong · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 3

Sorry... I think I not using FTP.
Or I not understand the command u given.
Hv a look on print screen.
my Host download file looks different ???

prasadvrk · Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Noida

As I answered earlier, you have to open a command prompt window and key in FTP, it will prompt you for the servers name folllowed by user id and password. supply those (if you don't know seek your tech support team) and key in mget 'your pds' it will get all the members in your PDS.

mfibm · Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 13

ya prasad is right.........

mget pdsname(*) will work for u in dos...

Likki

graswant · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 81 Location: Gurgaon

Hi Kwhong..

U are using IND$FILE GET which will let you get the member 1 at a time... As told by Prasad... Go to Dos prompt and then type FTP with the Server name followed by User Id and password...then after loging in just type "MGET PDSNAME(*)" It will let you download all the members at one go...you don't need to do it again and again 50 times...

CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG....

Thanks...

msjia · Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1

kwhong

You may merge all those pds member into 1 ps file by using SAS, and download this ps file at a time. And it's easy to split such a file on PC platform.

You may refer to following JCL on how to merge pds member to ps file:

//*--------------------------------------------------------------*
//STEP020 EXEC SAS,WORK='200,200'
//WORK DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))
//ISUCPY DD DISP=SHR,DSN=XXXX (PDS)
//*--------------------------------------------------------------*
//OSUCPY DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1),RLSE),DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
// DSN=YYYY (PS)
//*--------------------------------------------------------------*
//SASLIST DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
PROC SOURCE INDD=ISUCPY OUTDD=OSUCPY NOPRINT;
//*

wangjiyi · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Shanghai, China

I often use the xmit command to transfer files from host to pc. Once you want a shortcut to such transfer, because there are many file in the PDS. So if you use ftp to transfer the pds, it is also inconvenient for you to brouse them. While the xmit command will transfer all of the members in a pds to a xmi file which could be opened easily by ximt manager.