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file handling in MVS assembler

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:27 pm
by nagendra007
Hi all,
Can someone please post some doc or any reference to any good website for File Handling in assembler....i need this urgently..
Thanks in advance

Re: file handling in MVS assembler

PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:15 am
by dick scherrer
Hello and welcome to the forum,

What "File handling" do you have in mind? Typically, a DCB is defined and then the file is opened, read or written, and then closed.

There is probably more assembler info at this link than you will ever want :)
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/ ... pdf/#hlasm
The 2 main manuals you might want are the Language Reference and the Programming Guide.

If you are just beginning with assembler, you might look at:
http://www.murach.com/books/mainframe.htm
There is an MVS Assembler Language book written by Kevin MqQuillen and Anne Prince that is very good for beginners.

Re: file handling in MVS assembler

PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:31 pm
by Bill Dennis
My favorite manual for file handling is the DFSMS Using Datasets manual. Good explanations and some assembler examples. Look at http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dgt2d460.pdf