>From the Manual DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs SC26-7394-09 can contain 1 to 44 alphanumeric characters, national characters, or hyphens. Names that contain more than 8 characters must be segmented by periods; 1 to 8 characters can be specified between periods. A name segmented by periods is called a qualified name. Each name segment is referred to as a qualifier. The first character of any name or qualifier must be either an alphabetic character or a national character. Unless the individual command indicates otherwise, entryname(modifier) is not permitted for a data set name specification and will result in an error message. This includes a specification of relative generation numbers for the data set name (for example, ″GDGname(+1)″). Generation data set names must be specified as absolute names, that is GDGname.GxxxxVyy. Use an asterisk to replace a qualifier to indicate a generic command with certain commands. However, an asterisk cannot be used as the high level (leftmost) qualifier, as a partial replacement for a qualifier, or to replace more than one qualifier. The following examples show you how to use an asterisk for a generic name: A.* A.*.C The following examples are not acceptable ways to use a generic name: A.*.* A.B* *.B.C
You cannot use an ASTERISK for the high level quaifier. Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: esmie moo <esmie_...@yahoo.ca> >Sent: Oct 3, 2012 10:36 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: IDCAMS ODDITY? > >Dan, > >Thanks for the clarification. Now I think I understand. I am only allowed >one wildcard in the mix, doesn't matter where it is placed. >A.B.C.D.E.* >*.B.C.D.E.F >A.*.C.D.E.F >A.B.*.D.E.F >A.B.C.D.*.F > >Brings back memories of kindergarten. Thanks for the AHA moment. Many thanks. > > >________________________________ >From: Dan <mvs-j...@sympatico.ca> >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU; Esmie Moo <esmie_...@yahoo.ca> >Cc: Dan <mvs-j...@sympatico.ca> >Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 1:21:49 PM >Subject: Re: IDCAMS ODDITY? > >Hi Esmie, > >Peter said... >" The restriction is to one wildcarded qualifier." > >as in.... USERID.*.CNTL or USERID.TEST.* or USERID.ABC.DEF.GHI.*.CNTL >I believe that USERID.T*.CNTL may also work. > >The IDCAMS parser is not the same as for DF/DSS and the qualifier.** does not >do what you want. IDCAMS is an old tool and a single * is all that's >allowed...anywhere within the dsname. > >Dan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
