I hate to mention, and not to disparage Gilbert, but I did have problems with the companion program RECALL awhile back. Once in awhile it'd abend in some kind of multi issue. I'm sorry to say, I didn't pursue, just commented the RECALL step out of the proc :(
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hank Medler > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Easy way to convert IEFBR14 and IDCAMS deletes to HDELETE > > John, > > Sorry for the delayed response, but I think you might be interested in > Gilbert > Saint-Flour's CLEANUP program, which can be found in file 183 of the CBT > tape > (http://www.cbttape.org). You wanted an easy way to prevent the HSM > recalls, so I think this will suit your needs quite nicely since it only > requires a > one-line insertion into the JCL at the beginning of the jobstream. > > //CLEANUP EXEC PGM=CLEANUP > > The CLEANUP program has other functions as well, but the one you are > interested in scans the SWA Control blocks for any non-GDG datasets > allocated via JCL with DISP=(NEW,CATLG) or DISP=(MOD,CATLG) and deletes > them up front. Please note the second one as it may not serve the purposes > of your installation. CLEANUP is freeware, so you can copy and modify as > needed, but as usual with freeware, there is no warranty. > > Note: This will only be a possible solution for the IEFBR14 deletions you > described and will *not* handle the IDCAMS with NONVSAM. Fixing those will > require some additional work. > > Disclaimer: Please evaluate your installation JCL thoroughly and test > prior to > inserting this program into any production job. The last thing you want to > do is > to delete a production dataset coded with MOD,CATLG that is designed to > append data throughout the day. > > Hope this helps, > Hank > > On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:55:54 -0400, Tom Sipusic > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >John Mattson wrote: > >> Programmers have been deleting for years using BR14 (MOD,DELETE), and > >> IDCAMS DELETE. I am finding that we are spending ever more time on HSM > >> Migrated ds being recalled just to delete them. Is there an EASY way > to > >> convert these deletes into HSEND DELETE? > >CBT File 673: A program called CCFDELET which will delete datasets > >using JCL. In addition, CCFDELET will delete HSM archived datasets > >without having to recall them. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

