FWIW, there is a sample Java class (com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets) provided by the JZOS toolkit, which is part of the z/OS Java SDKs, that allows you to zip one or more text datasets and PDSs into a zip file. If you have a zAPP engine, it would take advantage of it.
The JZOS samples (including source code and javadoc) are available for download here: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/tools/java/products/jzos/jzossamp.html The web page doesn't mention this sample, but if you download the javadoc, here's a clip: com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets A sample Java main class that can be invoked to create a Zip archive from one or more datasets or PDS members. Datasets are treated as text and converted from EBCDIC to ASCII (ISO8859-1) or to the specified target codepage. Details on the input arguments to this class are available by executing the main method with no arguments. Example: Zip several partitioned datasets to a Unix zip file: com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets test.zip sys1.proclib(asm*) hlq.**.jcl Example: Zip all datasets matching two patterns to a dataset: com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets //hlq.backup.zip payroll.*.data gl.**.dat* Example: Zip data using DDs and input and output: com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets //DD:ZIPOUT //DD:INSEQ1 //DD:INPDS1 //DD:INPDS2(FOO*) To invoke this from a z/OS Unix shell: java -cp jzos_sample.jar com.ibm.jzos.sample.ZipDatasets .... Of course, it could also be run from the JZOS batch launcher. Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
