CLOSE a dataset opened in Browsed mode

devmisra · New User Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 39 Location: India

Hi All.

Please give some hints on

How to CLOSE a dataset opened in Browse Mode.

We can Close a dataset opened in View or Edit mode using 'ISREDIT CANCEL' or 'ISREDIT SAVE'. But how to close a browsed dataset.

Thanks.

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:43 pm

There might be some purpose to use "EDIT" macros on VIEW or EDIT mode

But your requirement is quite puzzling as I am not sure why you need them for browse mode ?

If you just open the dataset in browse mode and view the contents and do nothing and get out of the dataset ..

I dont see anyother purpose than a Browse macro to browse a file

But once you open a dataset in browse mode and type exit or end will come out of the dataset.

If you can explain the purpose you might get better replies.

devmisra · New User Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 39 Location: India

Yes, there is come purpose to use 'EDIT' macros ...

Well, i have to JSCAN around 250 jobs and copy the Jscanned job into another member of a pds. After that we will do some manual work to get some details and capture into excel.

If i could JSCAN a job thru one rexx and issue another rexx say 'CPY' (copy) then CPY will copy the content of USERID.JLSCRN into a PDS member and after copying,CPY will Close USERID.JLSCRN. Upon close of the browsed dataset USERID.JLSCRN , the 1st rexx will jscan next job as the rexx is on loop.

Please let me know if i need to explain more.

Thanks.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:29 pm

a BROWSED dataset will be closed when hitting/using PF3

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:37 pm

Why dont you try to make use of OUTTRAP?

devmisra · New User Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 39 Location: India

I tried OUTTRAP

Pedro · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:14 pm

The process you want to do is still not clear.

OUTTRAP will capture line mode output, but will not capture full screen displays from a browse.

And by line mode output, I mean:
1. output from SAY insruction
2. messages from issuing TSO commands.

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:30 pm

Yes Pedro.

If I understand his requirement I guess devmisra must modify JSCAN with an OUTTRAP

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:49 pm

is this topic a continuation of
ibmmainframes.com/about50848.html

after more than one year You should have learned the gotchas of JSCAN

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:53 pm

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David Robinson · Active User Joined: 21 Dec 2011 Posts: 199 Location: UK

Perhaps you could use JEM instead of JSCAN? Then the output is diplayed in View mode.

gcicchet · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:39 am

Hi,

imagine having both products, some one has plenty of spare cash, I work on accounts where neither is available.

Gerry

David Robinson · Active User Joined: 21 Dec 2011 Posts: 199 Location: UK

It's the same product, just two different options.