On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:52:35 -0500, Mark Pace <mpac...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I've got some datasets on a volume that are not cataloged anywhere. I think >that I deleted a catalog before I deleted the datasets it contained. I've >not come up with a way to delete them. I've tried >IEHPROGM > SCRATCH DSNAME=HISTCAT.DSNDBD.LANDMARK.TDB2SUMM.I0001.A001, C > VOL=3390=STD001,PURGE > >IDCAMS >//DD1 DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=STD001 > DELETE HISTCAT.DSNDBD.LANDMARK.HISTDABP.I0001.A001 SCRATCH FILE (DD1) > DELETE HISTCAT.DSNDBD.LANDMARK.HISTDABP.I0001.A001 PRG NVSAM FILE (DD1) > DELETE HISTCAT.DSNDBD.LANDMARK.HISTDABP.I0001.A001 NVR FILE (DD1) > >All of which basically complain that SMS believes that the dataset is >cataloged, which it is not. > >How can I remove these datasets? > >-- Mark - These appear to be DB2 datasets, which are Linear (VSAM). You were on the right track with the NVR, but that is for a non-vsam record. What you want is the VVR, like this: DELETE HISTCAT.DSNDBD.LANDMARK.HISTDABP.I0001.A001 VVR FILE(DD1) HTH, Pat L. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
