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sri50131 · Beginner Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 38 Topics: 15

Hi all,

I would like to know if it is possible to search for a string within a dataset name.

For ex: if I have a dataset AAAA.BBBB.CCCC.DDDD.EEEEE, is it possible to search for CCCC.

Thanks

bauer · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

Search by JCL, by program ?

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sri50131 · Beginner Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 38 Topics: 15

Using JCL - is possible to search for a string within a dataset name?

Thanks

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

if you build your dsns with symbolics, you can write IF constructs. but, what are you actually doing?

Remember, JCL does not do anything: it is the language used to tell the computer, what to do.....
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kolusu · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

sri50131,

May be I am missing something here, but it is quite simple

In 3.4

put aaaa.* and press enter

now at the command promt type Save List now the list will be saved

Press PF1. This will show you where the list is saved.

now open this list dataset for edit.

At the command prompt type x all; f 'cccc' all;del x all and press enter.

now you have all the datasets which contains the string 'cccc'

Alternatively this can be done in batch using LISTCAT and sort to pick the desired records

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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sri50131 · Beginner Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 38 Topics: 15

Kolusu, this is my situation. My job currently is using a standard set of loadlibs. However, there are a few teams that use different loadlibs. So, if I can some how search for the string within the dataset name, then I can direct the JCL execute another step that has a different set of loadlibs.

Thanks

semigeezer · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

JCL contains no logic (other than if/then/else on return codes). This sounds like you need to get your shop's procedures straightened out.

You could run the program from Rexx (still in Batch) rather than directly through JCL invocation, but it sounds like that would be a temporary, and hard to maintain solution to what is a much bigger problem.