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how to delete contents of BSAM or QSAM file?

 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:33 am    Post subject: how to delete contents of BSAM or QSAM file? Reply with quote

Hi,

BSAM or QSAM file data i want to delete all rows any command is there please give me reply. i am giving more detail description about my requirement. using 3.4 option we will open in edit mode and in first row dd and last row dd we write after we will press enter it will delete.instead of this any alternative method is there.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pgorthi,

Open your Dataset in edit mode and try this TSO command

Code:

   DEL ALL NX


Also if you had searched before posting you would have found this topic which discusses about deleting all records in a file.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=2729&highlight=delete

Btw you can run a simple JCL using Sort/iebgener to delete all the records with a dummy dataset as input.

Hope this helps...

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Kolusu,

Sorry kolusu i searched using another string that's why i didn't find.
Now i tried DEL ALL NX command but it is saying invalid command. with out using rex is it possible. please suggest me.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Kolusu,

i opened my file in edit mode but it is showing like browse mode in the contents of file and even not possible to edit any character. what is the problem?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pgorthi,

You might want to try this JCL (which uses IEBGENER utility)

//*
//Step01 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSUT1 DD DUMMY,DCB=DCB Parameters of "FILE"
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=FILE,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//*


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pgorthi,
The DEL NX ALL command does not work for you because, you are in BROWSE mode and not in EDIT mode. This is because, the file is too large to be opened in EDIT mode.

Method suggested by Karthik above, should work fine.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pgorthi,

If your input file is huge then , you will be substituted with browse mode. This is due to Maximum initial storage allowed for Edit and View.

Check this topic for ways of changing that initial sotrage value.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=2288&highlight=browse

You can use Karthik's suggested method to delete the contents of the file. But just change the disp=shr to disp=old for sysut2.

Hope this helps...

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kolusu,

disp=shr works fine for me..any specific reason why this needs to be changed.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

karthik,

Check this link which explains the difference between using DISP=SHR vs DISP=OLD

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=1202&highlight=corrupted

Hope this helps...

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