Will your exec be running with CONSOLE authority? If so, you can trap the output of the console command: D GRS,RES=(SYSDSN,.....dsn....)
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Vander Woude Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Check for ENQ at GDG level from rexx (non-ispf) We have a file transfer tool, that is used to send data to z/OS, however if the dataset is a gdg, and there is a disp=old on the gdg, the dynamic allocation fails and the transfer job also fails. We can have them run a script prior to the actual transfer and I want to be able to check if there is an enq against the gdg base. Now SYSDSN will give me that, however, if there are multiple migrated gds's they all get recalled, which I do not want to do. I'm having problems with LISTDSI to say that the gdg base is a valid dataset. Does anybody know how check if there is an enq against the gdg base so I can code the script to pause and check again. Execution timing is critical as the mainframe processing runs quite often, that process these gdg's. They are migrating from one transfer solution, which may have an exit, or process, in place to deal with gdg enq's and they don't get the file allocation failure there, but we are moving away from that product to the newer one. This method cannot be using ispexec, as the exec will not be running under ispf. It will be running under uss, as the invoking programs are java. Thanks, Peter p.s. sorry if the description is muddled up. pps. I only get a single digest e-mail so I'll check back periodically, or see what responses there are, in the daily digest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
