Two things if the dataset is in the wrong catalog: 1. It wouldn't show up in =3.4 2. You don't need to delete the alias, all you need to do is use the CATALOG() parameter in the DELETE command.
David Logan Manager of Product Development, Pitney Bowes Business Insight http://centrus.com W: (720) 564-3056 C: (303) 818-8222 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Field, Alan C. Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:27 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VSAM delete issue I think something like this has been discussed before. Why not remove the alias, delete the dataset then define the alias again? Alan -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Ten Eyck Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 07:18 To: [email protected] Subject: VSAM delete issue I have a VSAM dataset that I am having trouble deleting. It is cataloged in the master catalog, the master catalog has an ALIAS for the high level qualifier of the dataset pointing to a user catalog. I have tried a number of batch IDCAMS jobs, getting results like: DEL CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 - CATALOG(CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1) IKJ56228I DATA SET CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 NOT IN CATALOG OR CATALOG CAN IKJ56228I NOT BE ACCESSED IDC3014I CATALOG ERROR IDC3007I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 240 IDC0551I ** ENTRY CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 NOT DELETED IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 8 Dataset information below: Master Catalog ALIAS: LISTCAT ALL ALIAS ENT(CICS) ALIAS --------- CICS IN-CAT --- CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1 HISTORY RELEASE----------------2 ASSOCIATIONS USERCAT--CATALOG.CICICF1.VM03CAT Listct of VSAM: LISTCAT ALL ENT(CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3) CLUSTER ------- CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 IN-CAT --- CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1 P.3.4 screen: CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 *VSAM* CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3.DATA B90311 CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3.INDEX B90311 Note: B90311 is a SMS volume ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
