Depends (maybe) on what you mean by "really all". Some years ago I was playing with the CSI and it found *all* the catalogs and datasets within them. - including an MCAT for another system that was connected as a UCAT - and including an MCAT for another system that was *NOT* connected as a UCAT.
That last one surprised me more than a little. Possibly the MCAT had been connected at some time, and was still cached. I had to adapt the code to only look for what I wanted. This was assembler (merely for speed), but I suspect the REXX interface will also chase down everything. Shane ... On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 08:02:09 +0100 "Dr. Stephen Fedtke" wrote: > hi all, > > what is the best method to achieve a complete list of all currently > cataloged data sets? really "all". actually, like using "**" in the > 3.4 data set criterion. > > is there actually the need to determine all catalogs/aliases, and > perform (recursiveley) list on them, ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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