For CVAF I need the DEB of the VTOC 

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> On May 3, 2016, at 7:24 PM, Mike Shaw <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/3/2016 11:29 AM, michelbutz wrote:
>> Hi
>> ...<SNIP>...
> 
> Michael, since you said "...what is the VTOC..." it looks like you have a 
> long row to hoe..
> 
> To read the VTOC of a DASD volume you can issue a RDJFCB for a DDNAME that is 
> allocated to the volume, set the DSN in that JFCB to all x'04' characters, 
> then use OPEN TYPE=J to open the VTOC with that JFCB.
> 
> You can then read the entire with EXCP or BSAM to get the DSCBs and 
> interrogate each one in turn.
> 
> If you just want space info for one DS, maybe CVAF is better.
> 
> We have tried CVAF, BSAM, and EXCP; EXCP with a chained channel program is 
> fastest. If you don't care about speed, then use CVAF.
> 
> Mike Shaw
> MVS/QuickRef Support Group
> Chicago-Soft, Ltd.
> 
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