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sbarai · Beginner Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4 Topics: 2

My requirement:

I need to change all members in a PDS which has RLSE1='CHGMAN.CARD.PGMLIB' to something like RLSE1='WXX048.COPE59.PGMLIB'

The problem is that the '59' (in 'WXX048.COPE59.PGMLIB') can be any 2 character value depending on an input which is captured in a temporary variable (say &TQ). I tried to use EDITALL in Fileaid but I'm not aware of how to use a variable to replace a specific set of characters.

Please suggest how I can use EDITALL to achieve this. If not possible, please suggest an alternative using either SORT or CLIST or REXX code.

kolusu · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:44 am Post subject:

sbarai,

The EDITALL command syntax is of the following format

sbarai · Beginner Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4 Topics: 2

Kolosu,

I tried with your code but my problem is that I need to have a variable value in the replace string in the 2nd card.

Even if I don't concatenate and just want the value in &TQ as the replace string, I need to write C&TQ) in the 2nd card dataset; for which I get an error

$$DD01 UPDATE MEMBERS=ALL, 00115006
EDITALL=(01,00,C'RLSE1=CHGMAN.CARD.PGMLIBB', 00116006
C&TQ)
INVALID FORMAT FOR EDITALL, CHECK DATA STARTING IN COLUMN 09
.....SKIPPING TO NEXT $$DD CARD RC=4

After the C, it always expects a ' which if I write as C'&TQ', it will take it as a literal &TQ.

So please suggest a solution.

Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:48 am Post subject:

You must build the dynamic card once you know what your new value will be. Then the EDITALL step can read the card.
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kolusu · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

sbaraj,

You forgot the basic rules of symbolics in JCL. Symbolics are NOT resolved in the Sysin control cards. What I mentioned is to create the 2 control card from the pgm which generates the symbol itself.

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sbarai · Beginner Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4 Topics: 2

Hi Kolusu,

Thanks for reminding me about that. I missed that out completely.
In my case the variable is being input by an user from a CLIST panel. So actually no program is involved. Would there be any other way out other than writing a program to concatenate the variable and the string and writing it to a dataset?

Thanks for your valuable suggestions.

kolusu · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: