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> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Bill Ashton
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:45 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: COBOL interface to CSI
> 
> With all the recent discussion about COBOL and bit twiddling and about
deleting
> migrated files, I wanted to look into some of our application processes.
We have a
> REXX program that makes LISTDSI calls, and I wondered if there was any
sort of
> equivalent interface for COBOL that I could pass on to the development
teams, to
> help them better manage their files.
> 
> I am looking for a COBOL interface to the catalog that would tell me for a
given file:
> 1. Allocation primary, secondary and units 2. Used amount 3. Number of
volumes
> and their volsers in sequence 4. SMS class/group names 5. File type
(DSNLARGE,
> etc.)
> 
> Ideally, I would like to also get each extent info for each volume, but I
expect I
> would have to read VTOCs for that, and it is not crucial here.
> 
> Thanks for any ideas you have for helping me read the catalog from COBOL!
> 
> --
> Thank you and best regards,
> *Billy Ashton*
> 

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