In your DSS copy job, use REPLACEUNCONDITIONAL. Don Imbriale
>-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Pommier, Rex R. >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:50 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Basic question on deleting datasets > >Hi. > >I'm afraid I'm in a "can't see the forest because of the trees" >situation which probably has a very easy answer that I can't see. > >I have a disk pack that I need to get a large subset of the datasets off >it as well as uncataloged. Is there some way using IDCAMS or DFSMSdss >to accomplish this using wildcards so I don't have to list each dataset >separately? IDCAMS apparently only allows me to use a single-qualifier >wildcard which won't do it. > >Unless somebody has a better idea as how to proceed here. The situation >is that we have a training system here that is a clone of our >production. On a semi-regular basis we are requested to refresh the >training system. The process is to delete the training system datasets >then use DFSMSdss COPY to copy the datasets from production to training. >I have tried just using DFSMSdss COPY with REPlace but apparently the >REPlace parameter of DSS COPY doesn't work with the RENameUnconditional >because DSS complains about the output datasets already being there. > >I don't want to have to list all the datasets individually in IDCAMS >DELETE statements because that will be a maintenance nightmare. > >Environment is z/OS 1.4. > >What am I missing? > >Rex *********************************************************************** Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. *********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
