As a takeoff on this what is the easiest way to rename hlqold.*.** to hlqnew.*.**
In most cases vsam files aren't in the mix. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: DanD <mvs-j...@sympatico.ca> Date: 08/15/2015 9:58 AM (GMT-05:00) To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String Thanks Lizette. The double * must be new (within the last 25 years :-) ). Back in the day only a single * could be used to replace a single qualifier. It was great for GDSs (ie. HLQ.GDGBASE.*). Dan D -----Original Message----- From: Lizette Koehler Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 7:27 PM Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Subject: Re: .Re: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String The z/OS needs to be at z/OS V1.11 or higher I think for this mask process to work. Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> >Sent: Aug 14, 2015 4:00 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: .Re: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String > >So in TSO HELP DELETE there are two options > >MASK - The entryname is a MASK filter used to select a range of catalog >entries to be deleted. > >NOMASK - the entryname is the name of a catalog entry to be deleted. > > >I have not worked with MASK yet, but might be worth a check out. > >Or HLQ.** should work as well. > > >Lizette > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> >>Sent: Aug 14, 2015 3:18 PM >>To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>Subject: Re: .Re: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String >> >>Correct. HLQ.** (two asterisks) covers 0-22 levels of qualifiers. >> >>On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM, DanD <mvs-j...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >>> Is my head back in the 70's? >>> >>> It used to be that "DELETE HLQ.*" would only delete the single level >>> after >>> HLQ. If the DSN was HLQ.ONE.TWO it would NOT be deleted. >>> I couldn't see anything in "H DELETE" under TSO to explain how it >>> handles >>> generics. >>> >>> Dan D >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Lizette Koehler >>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:14 PM Newsgroups: >>> bit.listserv.ibm-main >>> Subject: Re: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String >>> >>> Yes. As others stated, look at the HELP DELETE under TSO. >>> >>> I always back up what I am going to delete just in-case there is >>> something >>> in there I want to keep. >>> >>> You can also use DFDSS to DUMP DELETE as well. >>> >>> Lizette >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] >>>> On Behalf Of Peter >>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 8:20 AM >>>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>>> Subject: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String >>>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> Is it possible to delete a catalog entry using a first HLQ alone ? >>>> >>>> Like deleting all entry of ZOS21.** instead of specifying each and >>>> every >>>> qualified dataset ? >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>-- >>Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA >>Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
