Any IBM Mainframe Utility hacks here?

Post #324,241 by jbrabeck 4/8/10 9:56:39 AM Reply	Any IBM Mainframe Utility hacks here? I won't post all the details here. CA's PDSMAN utilities are being removed. I need to find a way to replace a few PDSMAN routines with IBM utilities. email me with questions jbrabeck@centurytel.net
Post #324,246 by folkert 4/8/10 11:54:19 AM 4/8/10 11:58:48 AM Reply	Re: Any IBM Mainframe Utility hacks here? I am guessing cost cutting is the reason its being removed. Are you using it for space reuse? Can you convert to PDSe from PDS to get the added benefits? Are you using it in a single SYSPLEX (PDSe good)? vs Multiple-SYSPLEX or any MONOPLEX (PDSe bad) Edited by folkert April 8, 2010, 11:58:48 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #324,248 by jbrabeck 4/8/10 12:21:23 PM Reply	Re: Any IBM Mainframe Utility hacks here? Yes cost is reason... I am doing a lot of code analysis. I was using PDSMAN to dump the contents of PDSs to a dataset which gets downloaded to a PC for analysis. PDSMAN generated "reports" with contained the library name and member name. I can dump PDSs to a dataset, but then I've lost the member name and/or library name. straight dump ends up ABDS PROC ... ... BDDD PROC ... ... ETC now if the developers had always put the proc name as the DDName then I wouldn't have an issue. However.... ABDS does not mean the proc name... Even worse when analyzing MF JCL.
Post #324,264 by folkert 4/8/10 2:07:21 PM Reply	bleah.... Way outside anything I've even attempted to do.
Post #324,267 by jbrabeck 4/8/10 3:51:37 PM Reply	Re: bleah.... LOL I get that a LOT. I always try to stretch the functionality of a given tool. When all you have is a hammer, you creative in its usage. Thanks for looking.

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