Yes, you can "read the directory blocks" of a PDSE with BSAM even though they do not really exist.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 8:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TSO-REXX] Sdsf rexx On Fri, 11 May 2018 13:56:24 +0100, Mike Wawiorko wrote: >OUTTRAP with LISTD dsname M ? > >I'm pretty sure others will have better suggestions. > There's also an ISPF facility for this. In days of yore I have allocated a PDS with RECFM=F,LRECL=256,DSORG=PS and read with Rexx EXECIO and parsed directory blocks. I believe PDSE maintains compatibility with this practice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
