Is FAMS-level I/O publicly documented, or only for NDA+$$$$$? Peter
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Tom Brennan Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Can this be done? Like Mike said, run your own CCW's with EXCP or similar. But you could also get a quick look with a program that already does this, such as: //ADRDSSU EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //VOL DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=VOLSER,DISP=OLD //SYSIN DD * PRINT INDD(VOL) TRACKS(0,1,5,15) On 12/14/2023 7:43 AM, Billy Ashton wrote: > Hey everyone! I have a little down time here at the end of the year with > our freeze, and I wanted to play with some ideas I have had. > > I would like to write a program that can open any kind of file - PDS, > Sequential, Panvalet, loadlib, and maybe even VSAM components. I want to > open the file in "raw" format, as if I were going straight to the disk > pack and scooping up the bytes from the beginning of the allocation to > the end. > > Is there any way to do this without caring about the catalog RECFM? > Obviously, the easiest way is through some JCL parameter that says > "force as PS" but I doubt that is likely. I can't go into more detail at > present, sorry! > > What do you think? > > Thank you and best regards, > Billy Ashton -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN