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

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