On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:47:13 -0500, John McKown <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I just don't see any _simple_ way to do this. I need to convert the
>gdgbase(0) into gdgbase.GnnnnVnn absolute. Believe it or not, I have a
>product which creates a number of PDS libraries (not PDSE) which are GDG. I
>want to generate some JCL which is the equivalent of:
>
>//SYSUT1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=GDGBASE(0)(MEMBER)
>
>Which is a JCL error.
>
>--
>A sine curve goes off to infinity, or at least the end of the blackboard.
>-- Prof. Steiner
>
>Maranatha! <><
>John McKown
John, here is a REXX Function that will do what you want. It uses LISTCAT and
is based on another function that I wrote that also retrieves some other
information on the specified GDG Data Set. Since you were only interested in
the Absolute GDG Data Set Name, I removed the other code and simplified the
function. Enjoy!
/*------------------------------ GETGDG ------------------------------*/
/* Get the Absolute Generation for a specified Relative Generation. */
/* Format: GETGDG dsn */
/* Where: dsn - GDG Data Set Name with Relative Generation Number: */
/* (0) (+0) (-n) */
/* hlq.dsn1(+0) hlq.dsn2(-4) hlq.dsn3(0) */
/* Returns: Return Code 0 followed by GDG Data Set Name with the */
/* Absolute Generation Number: 0 hlq.dsn1.GnnnnVnn */
/* Error Return Code and no DSN if a problem occurs: n */
/* Return Code of 2 indicates a missing/invalid DSN. */
/* Examples: Parse Value GETGDG('HLQ.DSN.GDG(+0)') With src absdsn . */
/* If src \= 0 Then (error processing) */
/* If absdsn = '' Then (error processing) */
/* */
/* dsn = 'HLQ.BASE.GDG(-2)' */
/* Parse Value GETGDG(dsn) With src olddsn . */
/* If src \= 0 Then (error processing) */
/* If olddsn = '' Then (error processing) */
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
GETGDG: Procedure
Arg dsn .
If dsn = '' Then Return 2
If Pos('.',dsn) = 0 Then Return 2
Parse Var dsn dsn . '(' gen . ')' .
If gen = '' Then Return 2
cmd = "LISTCAT ENTRIES('"dsn"') GDG ALL"
Call OutTrap 'REC.'
cmd
src = rc
Call OutTrap 'OFF'
If src \= 0 Then
Do
If rec.0 > 0 Then Say rec.1
Return src
End
If rec.0 = 0 Then Return 8
osdsn = ''
num = Abs(gen) + 1
m = 0
Do s = rec.0 to 1 by -1
Parse Var rec.s type . '--' value .
If type \= 'NONVSAM' Then Iterate s
m = m + 1
If num = m Then
Do
osdsn = value
Leave s
End
End /* Do s = rec.0 to 1 by -1 */
Drop rec.
If osdsn = '' Then Return 12
Return 0 osdsn
--
Dale R. Smith
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
