Hello Mary, Go to http://www.cbttape.org/ and look for a program called GDGCOPY in File #482. That program copies a GDG in "reverse" order, that is, chronologically.
There are lots of good little tidbits at that website. Best regards, Ray > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Groebner, Mary > Sent: Monday August 29 2005 13:43 > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Processing GDG datasets in chronological order > > Hi all, > > > > First time poster (to this list anyway) here. > > > > I have a question that perhaps someone out there has > already encountered and addressed. What I need to do is > process all existing generations of a GDG each time a given > job runs. The number of generations processed will vary, and > so, of course would the absolute generation numbers. > > I know that if I simply code the DD statement so that it > refers to the GDG base, I will pick up all the existing > generations of that GDG. The problem I face is that, when > you code a DD statement this way, it processes the GDGs in > reverse chronological order (newest to oldest) but the > software that I need to process these GDGs through requires > that they be in order of creation (oldest to newest). > > I know I can write a program that'll keep track of which > GDG's I've processed in some sort of control file and/or > dynamically create the JCL each time that way, but I'm > wondering (hoping) for a more transparent (and easier to > maintain and/or pass on) solution. > > > > Any ideas? Thanks in advance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
