On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:34:04 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>Why not zip them and do a single transfer of the zip file, then unzip them?
>
Or, package them with ...
TSO TRANSMIT OUTFILE() ...
and reload them with:
TSO RECEIVE INFILE() ...
for the entire content of a single PDS.
If you need them unpacked on Windows, CBTTAPE may have a utility for that.
(I keep mine in HFS and use pax.)
>________________________________________
>From: Bob Bridges
>Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:20 AM
>
>This can be a major pain. Whenever I start at a new installation, one of my
>first jobs is to load up a bunch of REXX tools I've written over the years.
>If I have to do them one at a time, it's a big bottleneck. Most apps of that
>sort allow you to set up a list of files - but you have to enter the list
>manually, one by one, providing the filename on your PC and the target DSN on
>the mainframe, so it's not saving anything (and is a one-time job, after all).
> Last time I had to deal with it I reverse-engineered the format used for
>multi-file transfers and had VBA create a longer list for me. I felt a fine,
>self-congratulatory glow at having hacked the system, but really, it shouldn't
>have been necessary.
-- gil
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