How can we differentiate between PS and PDS at Runtime

vishal_a · New User Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Noida

I want to know how can we differentiate between PS and PDS at runtime.

Thanks in Advance
Vishal

jkbytes

Can you provide the actual scenario in which you want to know the difference b/w a ps and a pds

superk

The DSORG of the PDS is PO.

ayyappa_22523 · New User Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Hyderabad

hi best way is

in DCB perameters DSORG = ps for ps and DSORG = po is for pds

or use ibm utility IEHCOPMR utility.

varabandi · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 2

By seeing the JCL parameter SPACE= trk(10,10,10) like this... If three parms are there then it is PDS. if two parms are there then it is PS.

shannu · New User Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

Vishal,

parameter SPACE=trk(primary,secoundary.directoryblocks).

For pds u need to mention directoryblocks(it specify limit for the member within a dataset usually multiple of 3)

If it is not specified, then it's sequential file.

Hope this would clear your doubt.

Thanks and Regards,
Shannu,