You need to use caution with VSAM. AFAIK ALTER will rename only the object(s) specified in the command, which unless you take extra measures may well be only the cluster name. But VSAM components (DATA, INDEX) each have their own names.
Since you're changing the HLQ, the object(s) might well wind up in a different catalog. A Rexx would be great, but be sure to test it well and sanity check the result with a small subset. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 8:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: renames On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 10:23 AM Nai, Dean <dean....@doit.nh.gov> wrote: > Hi, > > I have almost 1000 datasets I need to rename from say xxx.xxx.xxx > to yyy.xxx.xxx.xxx where yyy would always be the same qualifier. Any > thoughts on be best utility to accomplish this? > Personally, I would probably go with Lizette's method -- IDCAMS LISTCAT, parse with REXX to create ALTER ... NEWNAME control cards to feed back into IDCAMS. > > > Dean Nai > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- I just burned 2000 calories! That's the last time I'll nap with brownies in the oven. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
