Have you tried the LISTC LVL(a.b.c) ALL and see what happens? Otherwise your options are probably
CSI Write a REXX/COBOL/other PGM language Or see if there is a vendor product. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Marc Manuel > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 11:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IDCAMS LISTCAT LEVEL and z/OS 2.1 > > Sorry it is IDCNOGFL, another entry point for IDCAMS, the behavior is the > same that is was in z/OS 1.x (so RC4 when no GDS). You can use it instead of > IDCAMS. > I think that IDCNOGFL could disappear in a next release of z/OS, so i don't > want to use it. > > We have thousands of JCL's that use LISCAT LEVEL, so I would like a solution > with no many changes, I can change from IDCAMS to IDCNOGFL with an > IPOUPDTE (this is cool) but I look for a solution of the same type, maybe with > another well knowm utility. > > Thank you for your message. > > > 2015-07-06 19:43 GMT+02:00 Lizette Koehler <[email protected]>: > > > I use REXX and LISTC function. It works fine. > > > > Since you have this process in place, do you want a solution that will > > NOT change all of your jobs or other processes? > > > > Or are you looking for a solution even if it requires a change to all > > of your jobs and other processes? > > > > I have not heard of IDCNOFGL - what is that function? A program? > > > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc Manuel > > > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 10:29 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: IDCAMS LISTCAT LEVEL and z/OS 2.1 > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > We have many jobs that use "LISTCAT LEVEL(A.B.C) GDG" to chek if a > > > GDG base has any GDS (RC 0) or not (RC 4). > > > With z/OS 2.1, RC is always 0; this is a know issue. > > > IBM says : > > > 1/ USE IDCNOFGL instead of IDCAMS (but not sure that this will not > > > be removed in a future release) 2/ USE LISCAT ENT(A.B.C.*) : but if > > > a file > > A.B.C.D > > > exists then the RC is 0 ! > > > 3/ Move to catalog search interface > > > > > > I wonder if someone found an alternative which works now and in the > > future > > > with no many changes in JCL, maybe something on the CBT tape ? > > > > > > Thank you for help. > > > > > > Marc. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
