Deleting series of datasets if migrated

cpuhawg

If you printed the datasets in your 3.4 display with your "P" command, you should be able to just type LIST on the command line to get the display for
3. Keep existing data set and continue with new data set

You can then go to 3.4 to edit the USERID.SPF?.LIST dataset.

Srinivasa Rao · Active User Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 77

Hi,

A simple way as I feel it can be done through ISPF instead of rexx

1) Go to ISPF 3.4
2) Specify the Higher qualifier which lists all the datasets related to the higher qualifer.
3) sort with volume
4) issue SAVE MYDSN which saves all datasets to your personal one workfile
5) exclude and delete all master catalog and non migerated datasets using exclude and delete ispf commands
6) Move the datasets and specify HDELETE before all dataset using override ISPF command.
7) Run the dataset using batch job.
8) You will find all migerated datasets are deleted.

I feel this as simple way instead of writing REXX and doing it.

If any one is confused please let me know.

expat · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject:

A simple REXX to delete all the migrated datasets from a list and leave the non migrated / tape datasets untouched.

Aaru

expat,

In the code you had posted, If am not wrong the user has to have a LIST dataset which would have the list of all the dataset that needs to be HDeleted.

In my earlier post on this topic i have posted a code whcih accepts wildcards and removes the hassle of creating the LIST dataset if the no is huge.

I have not tested that and hope it works. Please correct me if am wrong.

expat · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:23 am Post subject:

Yes, I saw, but wild cards can be dangerous - he says from bitter experience.