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On Thursday, August 14th, 2025 at 11:58 AM, Jousma, David 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I personally use the similar feature in FDRREPORT to generate the IDCAMs 
> statements. It generates for all datasets on the volume. I just run it as-is, 
> and those that already have an indirect catalog entry just get a RC 8 or 12, 
> and all the missing ones get created. No harm, no foul.
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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] on behalf of 
> David Spiegel [email protected]
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> Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: Indirect cataloging comparing
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> Hi Mike,
> Does this list tell the user that e.g. SYS1.LINKLIB is already CATLGd,
> but, SYS1.SGRBLNK is not?
> 
> Regards,
> David
> 
> On 2025-08-14 10:49, Mike Shaw wrote:
> 
> > I am late to this, but MVS/QuickRef supplies a Rexx function that can be
> > used to extract a list of all the data sets on a DASD volume and store each
> > DSN in a stem variable instance.
> > 
> > You could invoke it like this:
> > 
> > X =QWIKREXX(N=volser)
> > 
> > and the stem variable 'qwilines.' would contain the DSNs, with qwilines.0
> > holding the count of the number of data sets names returned.
> > 
> > Mike Shaw
> > MVS/QuickRef Support Group
> > Chicago-Soft, Ltd.
> > 
> > On Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 11:29 PM David Spiegel <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Jon,
> > > It's a lot easier to use the VTOC Command Processor (CBT File 112) than
> > > to do what you're describing.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > David
> > > 
> > > On 2025-08-13 15:55, Jon Perryman wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:57:11 +0400, Jake Anderson <
> > > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Is it possible to compare two SYSRES volume dataset and generate
> > > > > indirect
> > > > > cataloging JCL for the new ones alone ?
> > > > > If you use VTOCLIST, realize it might have duplicate DSN's for 
> > > > > multiple
> > > > > extents.
> > > > > ISPEXEC LMDxxx returns REXX compatible list of datasets on a volume or
> > > > > dsn prefix similar to ISPF 3.4. You could LISTDSI or LISTDS for each
> > > > > dataset to find the uncataloged datasets.
> > > > > Alternatively, you could use ISPEXEC LMDxxx for old sysres and create
> > > > > stem variables for the datasets (e.g. DSN.dataset-name) and LMDxxx 
> > > > > for the
> > > > > new volume that checks if the stem variable exists.
> > > > > Another possibility, you could use ISPF 3.4 (sort if necessary), save
> > > > > the list for both volumes, edit the new sysres list, set bounds for 
> > > > > the
> > > > > DSN, compare to old sysress and keep only new lines.
> > > > > If ISPF 3.4 supports == line command, then you could create an exec 
> > > > > that
> > > > > catalogs an uncataloged dataset. specify the exec name on the first
> > > > > dataset, == on the second and == on the last.
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