>Besides "what's new" in manuals, ISPF HELP, SHARE presentations, etc., I find >out >about new commands, features, changes by reading DOC holds when I apply >maintenance.
<preliminary note> I've been using the SRCHFOR command for some years now. Anyway, before posting, I wanted to read up on the SRCHFOR command to make sure what I'm about to write is correct. </preliminary note> So I thought I should find some help on the SRCHFOR command online in ISPF's help panels. I didn't. I may well not have been searching at the right place. "DOC Holds" and the general ISPF user? There are non-sysprogs out there using ISPF. How would they know about SMP/E and DOC holds? Talking about the "ISPF User's' Guide": I did indeed find the SRCHFOR command, but not in the section "4.1. ISPF System Commands"., which lists ISPF commands. You find it in section "5.3. Using Member Selection Lists" (but only through searching the whole manual, not by looking at the TOC). The command is described here for "member lists" even though it works well with "data set lists". I couldn't find an entry describing its use on data sets lists. More examples in need?. The ISRDDN command isn't listed in the "ISPF System Command" section but in an appendix. At least, you can stumble upon it when browsing the TOC. Then, how about ISRFIND? I couldn't find it, not even by searching the "User's Guide". This is what I meant when complaining about ISPF documentation. -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
