How to filter PDS member using LMINIT (View 'PDS(M***160*))

pkmurali · Active User Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 271

Hi All,

I want to build a macro to filter the input PDS by masking like view 'PDS(M***160*) using LMINIT command, when I tried to use

DDNAME = DSNNAME || '(' || 'M***160*' || ')'
ADDRESS ISPEXEC "LMINIT DATAID("MYDS'") DATASET('"DDNAME"') ENQ(SHR)"
ADDRESS ISPEXEC "LMOPEN DATAID("MYDS'") OPTION(INPUT)"

got RC 12.
I did the search for any post similar but didn't find any. Also I read through the manuals.

View PDS(M***160*) is filtering the required name when it is issued in TSO command under 3.4 option but not sure how this can be done using LMINIT.

Please suggest.

sergeyken · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:46 am

You cannot filter at this level by member name.

You must access the PDS as a whole, then get its list of members, and then filter them using the mask, or whatever else.

That's it.

P.S.
The "triple asterisk" is not valid in a standard naming mask accepted by some standard tools. You can write your own one, to handle this if needed.

pkmurali · Active User Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 271

After
ADDRESS ISPEXEC 'LMLIST DATAID('MYDS') OPTION(LIST) MEMBER(MEMBER) STATS(NO)'

Can I give the masking as mentioned below.

ADDRESS ISPEXEC 'VIEW DATAID('MYDS') MEMBER(M***160*) MACRO(FETCH)'

I will try and let you know.

pkmurali · Active User Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 271

After Listing while passing the member with masking it worked.

sergeyken · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:46 am