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[yrcreddy]

Hi,

We have 500 jobs in a Library.We need to add the delete step in the beginning of the every job for to delete all the datasets that are created in that specific job.

The following step is need to be added in the jobs:

//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//*-----------------------
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEL DATA-SET NAME
SET MAXCC=0
/*

Please let me know,how to achieve the above scnario using REXX tool.
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Thanks,
Ramachandra Reddy

[expat]

[Nic Clouston]

you may also have to renumber the following steps.
Are there multiple steps in the job? For efficiency you should have a delete before EACH step. That delete step would be the restart point.
If you are doing it by Rexx and not a Rexx macro you would:

Use library services to access each member of your PDS one at a time
Read through the member until you found the point where your step is to be inserted
Insert the step
continue reading

at each step change the step number
create delete records for the dataset names being created
write out the delete member

at end - save

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[kolusu]

[expat]

I do in principle agree with Nic
( But I would do as he has invited me to his BBQ )

But the practicalities are a real PITA.

The code below is an ISPF edit macro, butchered from my new site JCL setup suite, that will insert a given member of a PDS before the first EXEC statement in a member of the same PDS - As I said above to use the basic IDCAMS JCL as an insert member.

All it needs now is for the OP to determine the logic for identifying the dataset names to be deleted, and off we go ...............

[dbzTHEdinosauer]

Thanks for the invite expat, but I would not ever need it; I only work at sites that have enough budget for a decent scheduler.
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Dick Brenholtz
American living in Varel, Germany

[expat]

Dick, exactly my point. You could use it to insert the CA-11 steps at the start of each job
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