Few ISPF Tips

monasu1998 · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:08 pm Post subject:

Hi All:
All most all Tips are working fine. I tried the following one, but that did not yeild the desired result for me. The command is disappearing.
Can anyone guess, what would be the reason?

TIP # 004
ISPF
Any command entered in the COMMAND LINE disappears after the successful execution of its
intended function.
If you want to repeat the same command , you got to re-type it or use some PF key to retrieve the
last command entered.
But here is a cool method the make the command entered not to disappear and stay on the screen.
Precede commands with '& '
For Example:
COMMAND ===> &C '110-PARA' '220-PARA' SCROLL ===> CSR
****** ************************ TOP OF DATA **************
000001 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000002 PROGRAM-ID. COBOLSAMY.
000003 DATE-WRITTEN. APRIL 2004.
After the execution of the command, the below command stays on the screen.
This way you can entering the same command or modifying the command a little and using it multiple times.

monasu1998 · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Few ISPF Tips

Hi Anu:

fortunately I have the 100 Cool mainframes tips.
But can you give me a brief list of ISPF commands in different option Menus that I can use? Like which commands,NP commands, and combination of NP command and main commands those are frequently used. I get a lot of confusions.

iknow · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Few ISPF Tips

Hi Folks,

Check out some new ISPF tips.

1)How to save in VIEW mode?
Use Replace command and save with the same name.

2)How to open the PDS with mask?

If you want the list of all the members which ends with ?A?
Write in front of the PDS ? M /(*A)
If you want the list of all the members which ?ABC? in between
Write in front of the PDS ? M /(*ABC*)

Use APPEND in =3.4 data set listing.
E.g., Append ?Mydataset? will add the ?Mydataset? in the current listing. RESET will remove it from the listing.

3)How to delete everything from a member through one line command? DEL NX ALL

Hope this helps.

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1493

Hi Panda,

Up to 32 split screens were available from the time IBM offered the expanded option. The default was 8 annd the sysprogs in most shops never opted for more than the default (8).

I wonder if ibm boosted the default to 12 or your sysprog just got ambitious.

CMullen · New User Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Newton, MA

I don't know how many releases of z/OS have permitted this, but I have found that in option 1 or 2 of ISPF, I can enter such patterns as *mid* in the Member field under ISPF Library to list only members whose names contain the string, "mid".

nabarun · New User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Location: india

HI radhakrishnan82,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIPS. THESE ARE REALY COOOOOOL!!!

REGARDS
NABARUN

iknow · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Few ISPF Tips

Hi All,

I would also like to add some more tips to the above list of wonderful collections.

Use this in ISPF 3.4 (Use these in the 'COMMAND' field after your dataset is displayed)

1) DUP - One step method to allocate and/or copy sequential and partitioned files. A real time saver!

2) ATR - Displays LISTCAT information in an edit session (line commands!). Especially useful for VSAM, tape info.

3) QDS - Who has your file? Find out the job, task, or TSO user

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:

iknow -

All the three commands you specified are not ISPF's, probably local REXX/CLIST.

O.

Steve Coalbran

Steve Coalbran · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Few ISPF Tips

on the other hand, I just posted that into a Firefox browser and it jumped me directly into Word on it so - NO PROBLEMS?!

Steve Coalbran

I tried the tip # 002 and it didn't work at all !
Then I tried it on my other TSO and it did.

Then I realised that the first one is a DEMOpkg on IBM TESTMVS where it's running under ISPF IPT which I am kinda testing in a slow meandering way whilst between projects !

There is a very similar option Z by the same path 3.4 -> Sel member of PDS and type Z ...

Jagan-S · New User Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Kolkata

Hi All,

I want to use SPLITV command..

But If I use that I am receiving a message as command not active.

Also for Autotype..

Please help me on this..

Jagan

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject:

Jagan-S:

Do you have a 3290 terminal? Have you been reading the restriction regarding SPLITV in the fine manual?

Regarding AUTOTYPE, please refer to the fine manual to learn why this command is not so trivial.
O.

Jagan-S · New User Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Kolkata

Hi,

Thanks for informing me on File manual.

Mine is a 3278 terminal.

Cheers
Jagan

crs916 · New User Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: india

Hi all,

Thanks for the info

Regards
Ravi