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Bharath.AK
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:08 am    Post subject: Tape File Characteristics Reply with quote
Just a simple tip, you might already be knowing the same!

To get the Characteristics of a Tape File like (LRECL, COUNT, Record Format, Block Size..) without actually copying the contents of it to a flat file, either we can use TMS.1 (Tape management System - which I guess everyone knows about) or we can run a simple JCL using SYNCTOOL.

Code:
//*                                                                 
//STEP010  EXEC PGM=SYNCTOOL                                       
//TOOLMSG  DD  SYSOUT=*                                             
//DFSMSG   DD  SYSOUT=*                                             
//DD01     DD  DSN=Tape_File_Name,   
//             DISP=SHR                                             
//TOOLIN   DD  *                                                   
   COUNT FROM(DD01)                                                 
/*                                                                 
//*


You can find the required details in spool at:

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TOOLMSG
DFSMSG

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
In the event you don't have SYNCSORT,
you can use MVS/DITTO, ( MVS/ Data Interfile Transfer, Testing, and Operations Utility)
Document Number SH19-8163-00 and use the TMP function to provide a tape map.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thants a cool one, dbzTHEdinosauer!

Thanks much Smile
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