Hi Lizette, Unfortunately, COPYMOD can't create an unload data set.
--Steve Dovetailed Technologies www.dovetail.com On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:33 AM Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Are the members Source or LOAD modules? > > If Load modules, use COPYMOD > > Lizette > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Steve Goetze > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 8:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Using IEBCOPY COPYGROUP to unload a PDS member with aliases > > I'm trying to use IEBCOPY to unload a single PDS member that has aliases. > According to IBM's documentation: > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.idau100/cpogrp.htm > this should be possible: > > For unloading groups: > Using COPYGRP: PDSE to PS > Using COPYGROUP: PDSE to PS, or PDS to PS > > IBM even called out this new capability in a 2013 SHARE presentation. > > But this is contradicted by the usage notes: > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.idau100/u1096b.htm > > COPYGROUP cannot be used to load to a PDS or unload from a PDS. > > Some basic tests on my V2R3 system confirm that COPYGROUP can be used to > unload PDSE members, but not PDS members (whether data members or load > modules) > > Am I missing something, or misreading the documentation? Is there a > different way to unload a PDS member along with its aliases? > > Thanks, > --Steve Goetze > Dovetailed Technologies > www.dovetail.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
