Okay, so if I wanted to write a REXX to read a PDS to display the ISPF Profiles for that member, what VARs would I need to go after?
What I want is a little diag utility that could just read the PDS and say MEMBER x has PACK y and SCLM z and so forth. Just point me in the direction I need to look. thanks Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: John McKown <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 12, 2012 3:39 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Strange PDS members > >ISPF option 3.3 can copy to a new PDS and unpack as it copies. It's an >option on the panel. > On Oct 12, 2012 5:34 PM, "Lizette Koehler" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Okay, I looked at the Dataset for PACK (DUH!!). You are correct PACK ON >> is on the individual member. >> >> So now, is there a way to do PACK OFF enmasse? >> >> Otherwise I have 342 members to individually edit. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Lizette >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: "Bass, Walter W" <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Oct 12, 2012 3:27 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: Strange PDS members >> > >> >Lizette, >> > >> >I agree with Skip Robertson. EDIT PACK is probably on. This not >> something defined per the dataset. This is specified in the EDIT PROFILE >> and is applied at the MEMBER level, not the dataset level. I.E. You can >> have just one member within a PDS saved with PACK ON and still have others >> saved with PACK OFF. To verify, edit the member in question. While in >> edit, show the PROF. If it shows ....PACK ON.... in the profile, that is >> the problem. To fix the member, type PROF UNLOCK on the command line (if >> the profile is locked), then type PACK OFF, then SAVE the member. Now it >> should be OK. >> > >> >This is also why copy of the member gives you a good member. ISPF COPY >> is smart enough to recognize the PACKed data and unpack it when it is >> copied. >> > >> >If this is the issue, you will need to repeat this for every member that >> has the problem. Beware! If you edit a member that has PACK ON, and your >> profile is UNLOCKED, your profile will automagically switch to PACK ON. >> > >> >I cannot test this at my site as they have ISPF installed with PACK ON >> disabled. >> > >> >Good luck, >> >Bill Bass >> >United HealthCare >> >Greenville, SC >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Lizette Koehler >> >Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:50 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: Strange PDS members >> > >> >The INFO on the dataset does not show PACK or SCLM turned on. >> > >> >The browse shows NO hex chars in the member. Only when I unload the file. >> > >> >So far I have >> > >> >1) Member looks normal >> >2) Dataset does not have SCLM or PACK >> >3) Dataset is NON SMS >> >4) Unload of PDS using SAS Unload shows Hex Chars >> >5) Browse, EDIT or VIEW does not show any HEX chars >> > >> > >> >Now the weirder part - I can copy the file to "fix" it. then a later it >> is once again "magically" broken >> > >> >Lizette >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >>From: "Pommier, Rex R." <[email protected]> >> >>Sent: Oct 12, 2012 2:40 PM >> >>To: [email protected] >> >>Subject: Re: Strange PDS members >> >> >> >>Liz, >> >> >> >>What happens if you try to either edit or view the file? Just as an >> experiment, I just edited a PDS member and purposefully added a hex >> character to it. Browsing the member then just showed a period instead of >> the non-displayable character. Editing or viewing the member threw up the >> "caution - data contains invalid characters" message that didn't appear in >> browse.. >> >> >> >>Rex >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler >> >>Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 4:33 PM >> >>To: [email protected] >> >>Subject: Strange PDS members >> >> >> >>I have a strange issue. I browse a member of a PDS and it looks fine. >> But if I use SAS UNLOAD and that same member is showing tons of hex >> characters. IEBCOPY does not show any errors. >> >> >> >>Are there any FREEWARE PDS analysis tools? >> >> >> >>Or any ideas why a member might look normal in ISPF but with SAS Unload >> show lots of hex characters? >> >> >> >>Thanks.. >> >> >> >>Lizette >> >>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
