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jim haire · Beginner Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 140 Topics: 40

I am running into something starnge when executing a REXX program and am hoping someone can tell me how to resolve this.

I have a REXX command which will except multiple dataset masks
(i.e. A111111.G*, Z222222.G*). I am trying to return all the datasets with those masks using LMDLIST.

I build an array which holds the masks and then I use a DO statement to loop thru the masks.

With in the DO statement I have the following:

expat · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:53 am Post subject:

You could presort the HLQ's

jim haire · Beginner Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 140 Topics: 40

Thanks for the reply. However that is exactly why I don't want to sort if I don't have to. I could have a large number of data masks sent to me.

I am wondering why the LMDLIST works the way it does. I would think that every time the LMDLIST command is executed using a dataset mask that it would work independently of the last LMDLIST command.

Why would the LMDLIST not return values for a dataset mask just because of the order it was executed?

expat · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:42 am Post subject:

Try using this - I've added one line to reset the DSET variable before each iteration. It worked OK when I tested it.

Myself, I would use SYS1.SAMPLIB(IGGCSIRX) rather than this if there may be large numbers of requests to process.

jim haire · Beginner Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 140 Topics: 40

It worked! Great (and simple) solution!

You had mentioned the name of another program which I could use and I found it, but am not sure that this will fit my needs.

I am trying to write a program that will return all sequential files and PDS dataset/members given a list of masks. Once I have those captured, I will execute an edit macro on each one of these.

This is for doing mass changes when you have both sequential datasets and PDS members and you don't want to have to type out the full name of each dataset.

Thanks again for your input. Great solution!