On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:13:38 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:05:24 -0500, Joel C. Ewing wrote: > >>Ken Leidner wrote: >>> I have a tape dataset cataloged over 10 years ago with a very strange - >>> invalid name. I am not sure how it was created, but I would like to >>> remove it from the catalog. The tape has scratched years ago and I >>> found this odd dataset name and would like to remove it from the catalog >>> without having to zap the catalog to change its name first. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> I have tried; >>> >>> In TSO a DELETE 'P.FSPOL.SBHF38AA(0)' noscratch >>> IKJ56709I INVALID DATA SET NAME, 'P.FSPOL.SBHF38AA(0)' >>> >>> ISMF doesn't even find the dataset, even when looking for a prefix of >>> the dataset name (like 'P.FSPOL.SB*.**) >>> >>> Running IEFBR14 in batch gives >>> //STEP0 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 >>> //DD1 DD DSN='P.FSPOL.SBHF38AA(0)',DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG) >>> >>> IEF212I CJ4130BT STEP0 DD1 - DATA SET NOT FOUND >> >It was discussed here within the past couple years that IBM has done >two or three about-faces on catalog syntax rules. If all else fails, you could REPRO MERGECAT everything else to a new catalog and delete the catalog. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
