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tdevwm1 · Beginner Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Topics: 2

Hi,

I want to get rid of commas in a file. I know commas are special characters in TSO.

Is there a way to mass delete them using a TSO command?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

tdevwm1,

try this x'6b' is comma in hex

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:41 am Post subject:

Dibakar · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

dbzTHEdinosauer,

The command

Terry_Heinze · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

I don't have access to a mainframe, but I'm sure I've coded

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:00 am Post subject:

Diba, you are wrong.

A Change command has numerous parameters. Search String, Change String, Function (all, nx, x, etc..), line range (line number or labels), and column range.

Suggest you do some reading.
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Dibakar · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

I don't have access to mainframe either but unlike Terry I remember that comma did not work as part of string, and that should be reason why Kolusu gave hex solution.

But as suggested by Dick I did some reading and ISPF manual does indicate that comma is allowed, but no example is provided. And I am confused now. So I will wait for someone to try the comand suggested by Terry to confirm if it works or not. And if it doesn't then why does the manual indicate something on contrary.

Here is the ISPF link - http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispedt03/1.3.4.1.1?ACTION=MATCHES&REQUEST=change+comma&TYPE=FUZZY&SHELF=EZ239908&DT=19990720125310&CASE=&searchTopic=TOPIC&searchText=TEXT&searchIndex=INDEX&rank=RANK&ScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT

Diba.

CraigG · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

It may depend on the "command delimiter" parameter on the ISPF setting menu. Mine is set to ; and if try to use a ; in a change command then I get the incomplete string message.

flatearther · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:31 am Post subject:

As long as you don't mix single and double quotes you'll be fine.

c ',' ' ' all

works with no problems (they're all single quotes).

OT - how do you get the green-screen-type lines to appear in these posts?

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:58 am Post subject:

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/faq.php#21
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Dibakar · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

My apologies Dick.

After reading CraigG's post I realise that I got confused between ',' and ';'.

Diba.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

no problem Diba, I did not take it personnally.
I was just suprised with your post since you are an experienced developer.
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arnold57 · Beginner Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 30 Topics: 0

Your command

flatearther · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dick, I guess I've always used the Quick Reply and never noticed.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:06 am Post subject:

after a little reflection (and pulling my head out of my ass):

arnold57 - good catch, learned something.
mixing double-quotes and single-quotes as string delimiters does indeed work. thx

Diba, my apologies, you were right and I was wrong.
a comma being the OP's command delimiter indeed caused his command line string to be two commands and not one.

tough being an old fart.
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American living in Varel, Germany