You could use DESERV. Works for PDS as well as PDSEs. Sent from my new iPad
On 05 Oct 2015, at 19:45, Savor, Thomas (Norcross) <[email protected]> wrote: >> One might wonder why it matters. I suppose it might. Does the OP also want >> to distinguish the cases of: > Don’t care about UNIX. > Yes, it is in some of my assembler programs. > I have a bunch of PDS utility batch programs that have worked fine for PDS. > But for PDSe not so much. > On a PDS...reading the directory...a use MACRF=R,RECFM=U....works great. > On a PDSE...reading the directory....it looks like I need MACRF=R,RECFM=FB. > > We have both PDS's and PDSe's everywhere. > > So, I would like to Open the DD, then determine what type of PDS it is, then > process file. > I may have to close, change DCB field and re-open. > Or determine what type of PDS a file is before opening it...if that's > possible. > > Tom > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient , don't use or disclose it in anyway. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
