Elardus- The macro used is very similar to the one you have posted below. I have finally worked out how the code that "works" avoids the abend: it opens the data set as RECFM=F and reads the max LRECL. Needless to say, the output received is not useful. I am changing the code to check for RECFM=VS and send an "unsupported format" error message.
Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: 06 January 2017 16:38 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IEC141I 013-A8: how to read VS data sets? Robin Atwood wrote: >But my curiosity was piqued when I found that another of our products *could* >read the data set; I just cannot work out how! If you can find out, could you post your macro used for that VS dataset? I'm just curious if you don't mind, please. Something like this example I'm using for reading VBS (not VS) datasets (SMF in this case): INVOER DCB DSORG=PS,MACRF=(GM),DDNAME=INVOER,EODAD=EINDE (I admit that above macro is not perfect or optimal or ideal, but it is *working* and fast+furious for both tape/disk) Robin (and others too!), thanks for your posts in this thread. It was very educational to me. Thanks again! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
