Don gets the big THANK YOU! REPLACEUNCONDITIONAL is not documented in the DSS reference manual but it does just what I need. Hmm, undocumented features. I thought only M$ did that ;-)
As for the others, thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I forgot to make part of my request clear. There are about 20 packs we need to do this with and we are trying to get this set up so the operators can run it (or schedule it to run automatically) without intervention. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Imbriale, Donald (Exchange) Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Basic question on deleting datasets 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
