Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>I use the SDSF API (Rexx) to IEBGENER directly from spool to a UNIX file. No
>temp data set needed. But only from job output; untested for SYSLOG.
Ok. Or if you have lots of $$$$ to spare, you can use commercial spool reader.
>Does SDSF provide "PRINT OUTDD ddname"?
Yes.
Alloc a dsn with say, DSORG=PS, LRECL=134, RECFM=FBA, then
TSO ALLOC FILE(PEST) DSN(???.SDSF) OLD
then in SDSF:
PRINT FILE PEST
PRINT * 200
PRINT CLOSE
Now browse/ocopy/FTP/etc it at leisure.
>The OP may be thinking of "tail -f fllename", where the "-f" option means to
>periodically (every few seconds) to extract ("stat()") the size of the file
>and send any characters not previously sent (in the fashion of SDSF "DOWN MAX
>&nn"). The OP may have wanted such dynamic updating.
Agreed. Some options in tail command cannot be done in SDSF.
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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