Rex, The old way to kill a bunch of files through a mask was to use DFDSS to back up and delete the files, with the output assigned to DUMMY.
I don't have a sample handy, but I'm sure there should be at least one Storage Admin with a copy they can post for you. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2006 3:50 AM > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
