Search particular string in a pds

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

hi,
I want to search particular string in a pds. i,e I want to include only those line which is not equal to string'program'

If it is a single member using below sort fields I can extract.

SORT FIELDS=COPY
INCLUDE COND=(1,80,SS,NE,C'PROGRAM')

But I have more than 100 members in my pds.

Could you please help me in this regard?

Regds,
useit

Bill Woodger · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:18 pm

Well, you can execute the same step 100 times.

DFSORT can read individual members of a PDS/E, when the members are specified in the JCL and just treated as an ordinary sequential dataset.

If you do a search of the forum, here and JCL, you'll find some suggestions for alternatives depending on what you want to do.

charanmsrit · New User Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 81 Location: Australia

Your requirement is best achieved by SuperC utility in batch

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:26 pm

I feel this is could be achieved better using REXX

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

srch for 'program' would list all the members which has string 'program' . but i need those members which doesnt have string"Program"..

Regds,
useit

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:03 pm

Marso · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:16 pm

expat · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:33 pm

OK, so SUPERC gives you all of the members with the search word in, so you get the full library listing and ignore those with, and you are left with only those members without.

Just ran a test on Marsos suggestion ................... even easier

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:36 pm

something like

Pandora-Box · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:39 pm

Nice Marso and tested

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

thanks a lot enrico..i have tested this and it is working for me.

is it possible to copy only those line/record which has that string?

say for example i have pds which has some 100 members. i want to search for perticular string and copy only those line which has that string.

thanks in advance

Regds,
useit

Pandora-Box · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 1:49 pm

Do you just need the record with string in output or do you need the member names aswell?

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:10 pm

I wonder if you might tell us what you are trying to achieve, rather than just carry on asking for little bits at a time?

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:13 pm

a YES/NO question deserves a YES/NO answer ...
YES You can do it

go to ISPF option 3.15, hit ( without hurting it ) the PF1 key
and scroll thru the help panes to arrive at

daveporcelan · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 5:11 pm

Hi Bill,

Have you ever see the cartoon with Charlie Brown and Lucy and the football?

Well, you are Charlie Brown and Useit is Lucy pulling the football away from you once again.

Look at the old posts by this TS and see how many times he has done this.

Good entertainment I must say.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:17 pm

All I've done is told Lucy to put the ball down and kick it herself, 100 times, and since originally Lucy wanted the ball to go in one direction, and now in another, I've asked if we might know what is supposed to be achieved with the ball, so that we can tell whether kicking is needed. Perhaps even whether the ball is needed...

daveporcelan · Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:22 pm

I understand totally. I follow this site daily, but only contribute occasionally.

Some TS just don't get it, and probably never will.

Charlie Brown has never kicked the ball. Lucy always wins.