This method while it will do the job is very inefficient when
compared to STOW I. The S * D method issues an individual delete for
each member while (I think) STOW I just resets the high water mark
and resets the first directory entry to be a high value (so all
members get their entry placed before it.
At 22:43 +0000 on 01/25/2013, EXT-Schwarz, Barry wrote about Re:
Utility issuing STOW Initialize?:
3.1 does have a delete all members command. On the command line, enter
S * D
When it finishes, compress the dataset because the high water mark
is not reset.
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Subject: Utility issuing STOW Initialize?
Does anyone happen to know of a utility, TSO command, ISPF panel, or
similar function that is commonly available that issues STOW I? (STOW I
deletes all of the members of a PDS in one fell swoop. I hoped maybe
ISPF 3.1 had a "delete all" function but no such luck.)
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