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joy_deep
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some time ago, I used a mainframe utility where, in a list, I can put shortnames of the datasets. That was really helpful. I didn't have to type all the big dataset names. just type the shortname and it will take you to that dataset. I forgot the name of the utility. Can somebody please remind me of it?
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dick scherrer
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Hello and welcome to the forum,
What is a "shortname" of a dataset? How are these generated?
Possibly you could post a screen showing both the long and short names of some datasets (use the Code tag for readability). |
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Nic Clouston
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| I know of no utility so it may be an in-house utility. Are you sure you are not thinking of wildcards (?*)? |
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joy_deep
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| dick scherrer wrote: |
Hello and welcome to the forum,
What is a "shortname" of a dataset? How are these generated?
Possibly you could post a screen showing both the long and short names of some datasets (use the Code tag for readability). |
Let's say, there is one dataset user1.rexx.exec. You put a shortname RX to it. Now everytime you have to access that dataset, if you just type 'epdf RX' that will take you to edit mode of that file. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
Suggest you talk with your local support people or someone senior on the project. I suspect this is something site-specific rather than IBM standard. |
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Bill Woodger
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| joy_deep wrote: |
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Let's say, there is one dataset user1.rexx.exec. You put a shortname RX to it. Now everytime you have to access that dataset, if you just type 'epdf RX' that will take you to edit mode of that file. |
Sounds like some sort of "synonym". Don't know how to do it in ISPF. Does it only work with epdf (if so, find docs) or also worth generally (if so, trickier). |
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Garry Carroll
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| if you just type 'epdf RX' that will take you to edit mode of that file. |
Seems like a REXX exec called 'edpf' is being invoked and an alias 'RX' to the dataset is being passed.
Garry. |
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vasanthz
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Hello,
CA-EZYEDIT is such a tool in which you could save upto 80 DS names I think, hit on entries to navigate to that dataset in edit or view or browse |
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PeterHolland
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FVE REXX exec - Fast View/Edit of data sets.
This REXX exec is intended to work with ISPF command
table entries to create "shortcuts" for VIEWing or
EDITing data sets or data set concatenations
CBT478
www.cbttape.org/ |
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enrico-sorichetti
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desolated to have to correct You Peter!
FVE is in file 434, but from what I see there is quite a bit of customization to be done
furthermore what makes me guessing is that the TS talked about EPDF
and that' an ISPF <provided> thing ,
while a <official> product might well override a <system> provided facility
I seriously doubt that na in house developed tool might do the same!
I would not let it happen!
in a vanilla ISPF install EPDF is in the command table as
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| EPDF ; 0;SELECT CMD(%ISREPDF &ZPARM) NEWAPPL(ISR) SUSPEND; |
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expat
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OK Peter, go sit on the naughty step for 30 minutes  |
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PeterHolland
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Expat,
i will be real naughty tonight after the friday happy hour.  |
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| Enjoy it tonight. Wish I could join you |
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PeterHolland
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| expat wrote: |
| Enjoy it tonight. Wish I could join you |
Expat,
thank you so much.  |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| CBT478 December 2009 |
the 478 was just the reference to the CBTtape overall version
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| m devastated by the idea of providing wrong information. |
we don' need no devastation
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No dark sarcasm in the class room
Teachers leave those kids alone
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PeterHolland
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Enrico,
thanks for the explanation.
And yes thats a very nice song. |
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