There are also software vendors that can change the information in a PDS directory without notice. PDSMAN and Endevor come to mind.
Regards, John K John Gilmore of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu> wrote on 09/06/2012 08:56:31 AM: > Lizette's point that IBM can change the information in a PDS directory > without notice is of course generically correct > > That conceded, such changes have been infrequent for many years; and > the functional stabilization of PDS support that came about with the > introduction of PDSEs makes further such changes unlikely. Brutally > put, PDSEs are changing, PDSs are not. > > Have you succeeded in opening your PDS as a sequential file? > > --jg > > On 9/6/12, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Charles, > > > > If I recall when writing an Assembler Program for a STOW macro there were > > some pointers on how to dump a PDS Directory. And I think there may be > > information in the ISPF Manuals as well. > > > > Though I think you are better served by doing this with an assembler > > program. Also, remember IBM can change the info in the directory without > > explanation. > > > > Lizette > > > > > >> > >> I want to make a PS (flat file) copy of the series of 256-byte blocks of > >> a > > PDS > >> directory. (I want to copy the data to another platform so I can test > >> some > > code with it > >> more readily.) > >> > >> I tried > >> > >> //GENER EXEC PGM=IEBGENER > >> //SYSUT1 DD DSN=MY.PDS,DISP=SHR,RECFM=F,DSORG=PS > >> //SYSUT2 DD DSN=THE.SAMPLE.PDSDIR,DISP=(NEW,CATLG), > >> // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)) > >> > >> but IEBGENER is too smart for that: > >> > >> IEB311I CONFLICTING DCB PARAMETERS > >> IEB311I CONFLICTING DCB PARAMETERS > >> > >> (and copied nothing). > >> > >> Anyone know how to accomplish this, short of writing an assembler program > > to > >> do it? > >> > >> Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
