Trying to be helpful rather than smart*ss here, if you mean "I would prefer a JCL-/batch-based solution to a UNIX command line solution" -- and if so I am sympathetic -- then you should be aware that you can run a UNIX utility from JCL. Here is an example. You should be able to run UXIX tar this way in a job if you prefer.
//BPXARCH EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,COND=(4,LT), // PARM='SH cd &CSOURCE/Object;ar -rvc Object.a *.o' //STDIN DD DUMMY //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Leonard Sasso Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: TAR Files:" Extracting" on a IBM Mainframe Our management does allow the use of UNIX System Services, but I would prefer not to. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
