Not everyone licensed for DFSMSdss. On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 10:55 AM David Cole <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ituriel, > > That's exactly what I was looking for! > > Thank you, > Dave Cole > > > > > At 12/21/2022 07:43 AM, Ituriel do Neto wrote: > >Hi, > >ADRDSSU has a RELEASE primary command that can do it. > > > >>//S1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU > >>//* PARM='TYPRUN=NORUN' > >>//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* > >>//SYSIN DD * > >>RELEASE INCLUDE(HLQ.**) - > >> STORGRP(SGSMALL) ADMIN - > >> SELECTMULTI(ALL) /* EVEN IF MULTIVOL */ > > > > > >Best Regards > >Ituriel do Nascimento Neto > >z/OS System Programmer > >Em quarta-feira, 21 de dezembro de 2022 07:59:39 > >BRT, David Cole <[email protected]> escreveu: > >>Hi Seymour, > >>WRT "OPEN/CLOSE", yeah. I don't either. > >>WRT "I know of no reason", It's been a long time since I wrote a > >>program to read a directory, but if I did that, then the reason would > >>be "to release space", of course. > >>In any case, writing a new program is not an option here. Also using > >>any 3rd party tool is not an option either. > >>Hmmmm. I wonder if IEBGENER can be tricked into reading a directory... > >>Dave Cole > >> > >>At 12/21/2022 04:55 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote: > >>> >Every release tool that I am aware of does an OPEN/CLOSE. I know of > >>> >no reason why a program would need to read the directory in order to > >>> >release space. > >>> >Does ISPF create and delete a dummy member? If so, why is that > required? > >>> >-- > >>> >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > >>> >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >>> >________________________________________ > >>> >>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on > >>> >>behalf of David Cole [[email protected]] > >>> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 4:20 AM > >>> >>To: [email protected] > >>> >>Subject: RLSE - A question about releasing > >>> unused tracks in a DASDÂ dataset > >>> >>Is there a way to release unused tracks in a classic z/OS PDS but > >>> >>without having to open and close it? > >>> >>Or if opening/closing is required, is there a way to do that for a > >>> >>PDS without knowing (or discovering) what members are in it, and > >>> >>without creating a new member? > >>> >>Obviously, I could write something, but I don't want to. > >>> >>And I cannot rely on the presence of any program or TSO command that > >>> >>does not come standard on a z/OS system? > >>> >>I don't think there is a way to do this, but I'd love for someone to > >>> >>prove me wrong. > >>> >>David Cole > >>> >>[email protected] (personal) > >>> >>[email protected] (business) > >>> >>540-456-6518 (cell) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Michael Babcock OneMain Financial z/OS Systems Programmer, Lead ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
