Rex, If you only have a single disk pack of data sets to process you could use the data set list option in TSO / ISPF and specify only the vol-ser of the volume in question. This will list all data sets on the volume if they are cataloged or not. You can then delete any data set you so desire. If the data set is cataloged on this volume, the delete operation will also uncatalog the data set for you.
If you want to do this programmatically, run an IEHLIST LISTVTOC of the volume and then write a REXX routine to parse the output of the IEHLIST SYSPRINT data set and based on whatever criteria you have, issue the delete request from within your REXX program. HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS Raymond E. Noal Lab Manager, San Diego Facility Office: (858) 537 - 3268 Cell: (858) 248 - 1172 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Basic question on deleting datasets Hi. I'm afraid I'm in a "can't see the forest because of the trees" situation which probably has a very easy answer that I can't see. I have a disk pack that I need to get a large subset of the datasets off it as well as uncataloged. Is there some way using IDCAMS or DFSMSdss to accomplish this using wildcards so I don't have to list each dataset separately? IDCAMS apparently only allows me to use a single-qualifier wildcard which won't do it. Unless somebody has a better idea as how to proceed here. The situation is that we have a training system here that is a clone of our production. On a semi-regular basis we are requested to refresh the training system. The process is to delete the training system datasets then use DFSMSdss COPY to copy the datasets from production to training. I have tried just using DFSMSdss COPY with REPlace but apparently the REPlace parameter of DSS COPY doesn't work with the RENameUnconditional because DSS complains about the output datasets already being there. I don't want to have to list all the datasets individually in IDCAMS DELETE statements because that will be a maintenance nightmare. Environment is z/OS 1.4. What am I missing? Rex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
