How to rename a word in all PS file names.

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

Hi,

I have 15 files in which there will be a word as 'D2011'.
How can i rename all of them once.

just like the option C ALL, do we have any solution for this.?
I have just had a thought of it. Don't know, if there is a solution.

Kindly let me know, if there is any way to do this.

Please provide me your suggestions.

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

Hi There,

You can you IDCAMS ALTER command:

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:21 pm

Dave - question is about changing the contents of a Data-set, it's not about changing (ALTER) the name of the DSN itself. That's why they say, terminology is important in IT.

sdaruna - I don't recall any of such command, which can be used on command line, after listing all those 15 DSNs in ISPF 3.4 . You might try with SORT FINDREP. To do that, concatnate all the DSNs to SORTIN and write as many output files as many you want.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:43 pm

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

Hi All,
Sorry for the confusion. I am sorry for my bad communication skills.

Let me explain this with examples. Say i have four files (irrespective of PS or PDS)

1 - ABC.SRIN.X1
2 - ABC.SRIN.X2
3 - DEF.SRIN.X3. AND So on.

how can i rename the word SRIN to SRINU at one go..

Actually convention renaming will be ok. but if we have files in 100s and we might need to rename the month names some times..

Is there any better way to do this.?
Let me know, if if there are any confusions in my question.

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

I read my post again.. its pathetic.. my above reply will tell you, what exactly i am expecting..

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:09 pm

bad wording again ...
rename a word means just nothing

do You want to rename the datasetd or what ?

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

Yes. I want to rename the datasets

intial

ABC.SRIN.X1
ABC.SRIN.X2
DEF.SRIN.X3

I want to rename them as

ABC.SRINU.X1
ABC.SRINU.X2
DEF.SRINU.X3

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

Do you want to rename a file name, yes or no ?

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:18 pm

Unless I'm mistaken, TS has Data-sets which follow the naming-convention as:

ABC.SRIN.**

In all of them, at some position in their contents, there is "SRIN" and it should be changed to "SRINU" using some ISPF command.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:22 pm

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:22 pm

Best confusing thread of the Week! Grin!

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

So, whats confusing in this now.?

I can give you one more example.

I have 100 files which will be ending with DEL90.

like,
A.B.DEL90
C.D.DEL90,
X.Y.Z.DEL90 etc.

As per the process, those files will not be available after 90 days(Say thats the sigificance of using DEL90).

I need those files for some more time. So i want to replace DEL90 with DEL120 in the names of the files. to make them alive for 120 days.

Assume that, DEL90 exists in the end of the file name only.

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

"With all due respect to you genius"

Guys, i am a rookie. Please be kind, if i created any confusion.

Just think this problem in your own way. and provide me some details if you got this kind of situation any where any time.

let it be not related to my problem by some extent.. what ever the inputs you provide, that will be helpful for this young lad.. Please be kind towards my errors in this thread.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:49 pm

renaming a dataset just because the expiration date changed calls for...
immediate termination or better extermination of You storage support group

ok the need to rename a dataset,
the reason You have given for the rename lowers dramatically the benevolence factor
and the willingness to provide help

sometimes to keep <Your> mouth shut is better

again read my previous reply !

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:59 pm

sdaruna · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 13 Location: india

its learning purpose. the example on DEL90 is just for understanding purpose.

I was just thinking, why concentration shift towards these all.

Enrico, I understood what you mentioned

Can you provide me bit of clarification.?

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:34 pm

Pandora-Box · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:43 pm

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:51 pm

I' ve seen much worser sins
not worth the click

expat · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:48 pm

Of course it all depends on the setup by the storage management team.

Renaming a dataset may or may not change the MGMTCLAS of the dataset, so spending all of this time finding out about something that may not work is a waste of everyones time.

Go talk to your storage management people and tell them what you want, and why you want it and see what they say.

If your storage people are any good they, like me, would liase with the security people to stop users from doing this another way. In cases where security would not help, I used to run anomolie reports and find out if people had been sneaky and just delete their datasets anyway

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:53 pm

welcome back Expat !