The names the datasets are in the IGGCSI00 output buffer the date is part of the file name so *2020* snipet of my filter
> On Oct 1, 2020, at 5:34 PM, Joseph Reichman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sound like the best way > > Thanks > > > >> On Oct 1, 2020, at 5:23 PM, Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'd loop over the datasets, doing allocate, process, free for each before >> going to the next. >> >> >> -- >> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of >> Joseph Reichman <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 5:19 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: SVC 99 unallocating a concatenated dataset >> >> I don’t know if I would find the space >> I work for the IRS have to get ready filing season 2021 >> Looking for data in filing season 2020 >> >> Huge amounts of DASD >> >> >> >>>> On Oct 1, 2020, at 5:16 PM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Just a thought, >>> >>> Why not put all datasets in a sequential file. Which is then used as input >>> to your process >>> >>> Then your process could do >>> >>> Read input list of files >>> Do Loop until Input all read >>> Open file >>> Search file >>> If match - do Something >>> Close file >>> End loop >>> >>> Keep going through as many datasets that are in your input file. Or is >>> this something you are doing already? >>> >>> >>> Why waste JCL space? >>> >>> Lizette >>> >>> PS I know nothing about what you are doing, so this is just a suggestion. >>> All thoughts are my own >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>> Joseph Reichman >>> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 1:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: SVC 99 unallocating a concatenated dataset >>> >>> You may be right >>> >>> Was doing it in assembler >>> >>> Because that’s the language used >>> >>> But whatever works >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> PS my code was proceeded by a call IGGCSI00 to get the dataset names >>> >>>>>> On Oct 1, 2020, at 4:54 PM, Paul Gilmartin >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:46:25 -0400, Joseph Reichman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Have to read 4,471 files ( VB files ) looking For data obviously >>>>>> there is a concatenation limit which is why my question were centered >>>>>> dynamic allocation and deallocation >>>>>> >>>> Does a concatenation gain you anything compared to the simple: >>>> >>>> DO FOR 4471 >>>> ALLOCATE >>>> OPEN >>>> look for data >>>> CLOSE >>>> FREE >>>> END >>>> >>>> -- gil >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >>>> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >>> to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
