Delete the Datasets through JCL

gomu_mm · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 19 Location: Chennai

Hi,

I have few datasets like

XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA1
XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA2
XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA3
XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA4

So the last qualifier varies for the datsets. I need to delete these datasets through a JCL.

Please suggest.

superk · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:34 pm

See
JCL to delete unwanted datasets.

Ramesh.S · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Location: chennai

Me too having the same requirement as like Gomms..

my datasets will be like as follows

NGT.BR5656.DAY1
NGT.BR5656.DAY2
NGT.BR5656.DAY3
NGT.BR5656.DAY4
NGT.BR5656.DAY5
NGT.BR5656.DAY6
NGT.BR5656.DAY7

i want to delete files like NGT.BR5656.DAY1
NGT.**.b*nnnn.*

superk · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:53 pm

The answer is still the same.

You'll either use a job step with all of the datasets specified with DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE):

gcicchet · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:17 am

Hi,
you can use IDCAMS

piyush_is_here · New User Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 2 Location: NOIDA

for deleting can we use
OLD istead of MOD...

//DELETE EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD1 DSN=XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA1,DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE),
// UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(0))

please correct...

expat · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:09 pm

Yes, of course you can, but MOD was specified for a very good reason.

gcicchet · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:13 pm

Hi,
if you are going to use DISP=(OLD,DELETE.DELETE) then no need to code UNIT & SPACE parameters.

If the dataset does not exist it will be a JCL error, that's why people opt for the MOD instead of OLD.

IDCAMS is still the best option.

Gerry

cesaralt · New User Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Location: LIMA-PERU

Hi,

When you say DELETE XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA1, you are deleting the RECORDS of that DATASET, but the DATASET still remains Catalogued but with no Recods.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:04 pm

Pete Wilson · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:44 pm

This IDCAMS statement will delete all files that have a single character matching the '%'.

DELETE XL70.STORE.B2150.DATA% MASK

I'd suggest you read this first as there are some limitations to this command:

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r11/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.zos.r11.idak100/amsr11.htm

quanzhong · New User Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 46 Location: china

the can do the work

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:25 pm

That's what Pete has suggested. And the example from Gerry can also be implemented to it. Said that, the solution from Kevin and expat also give the similar inference, no?