On 26 Jul 2011 07:44:38 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >McKown, John wrote: >>But I've been doing some work where I really need in depth information about >>VSAM clusters. So I've been doing a LISTCAT ENT(...) ALL and parsing the >>output. Which is bad because the output could possibly change and break my >>code. So here are some ideas for some facilities that I think would be of >>use. If IBM doesn't want to, perhaps an OEM such as Dino Software might. > >No need to re-invent the wheel, IBM has done that: Catalog Search Interface >(CSI). > >Use REXX or Assembler to use CSI. Look and smell in SYS1.SAMPLIB(IGG*) for a >nice start.
Can it be used with a simple COBOL CALL IGGCSI00 USING parameter-1, parameter-2 ...? Clark Morris > >Quote from 'DFSMS Managing Catalogs': > >"Catalog Search Interface (CSI) is a read-only general-use programming >interface that is used to obtain information about entries contained in >catalogs. The catalog entries are selected using a generic filter key provided >as input." > >>1) REXX - It would be nice if I could do the equivalent of a LISTCAT and get >>the parsed output back in a stem variable. Or super enhance LISTDSI to work >>with VSAM cluster. > >See above. > >> And z/OS UNIX skills at my shop are currently limited to three: me, myself, >> and I. > >Four, you forgot your shadow! ;-D > >Groete / Greetings >Elardus Engelbrecht > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
