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Hi All,
i need to add multiple lines at the end of all the members of a pds. i came up with the below code but using this i am able to update only a single member.
please help me with the changes needed so that all members of the pds can be updated.
below is the code:


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And what language is that "code below"???

Ah, I see, your site has a JCL submit exit that automagically adds '//' to every line.

Ah, no, that cannot be the case as that would not make sense for SYSIN.

Ah, it's an intelligent exit that You yourself wrote, and that caters for such matters.

Well, in that case, you're a real expert, and you can figure out yourself how to solve your problem.

Actually, probably not, because real experts would know that there is no flipping way for JCL to loop around all members in a PDS.

Ergo conclusio, write a program that generates your JCL for you for every member of the PDS.

code is in jcl.
sorry sir i am unable to solve the issue
actually i need a code to update all members of pds but my code will only update one member.
i want to update all members at one go.
so need help

rajo1234 wrote:code is in jcl.

No, it's not!

rajo1234 wrote:sorry sir i am unable to solve the issue

We really feel for you...

rajo1234 wrote:actually i need a code to update all members of pds but my code will only update one member.
i want to update all members at one go.

You probably need IEHGOD for that.

rajo1234 wrote:so need help

You've set up some funny-language code for one member, just repeat that for all 42 gazillion members.

Now, was that so hard?

JCL is not code -- never has been and most likely never will be. JCL allocates resources and executes programs -- AND THAT IS ALL IT DOES! Do not confuse JCL (the way to run a program) with the program code being executed.

There are not really any utilities in z/OS to update all members of a PDS (other than utilities used by system programmers). As you have discovered, it is not hard to update a single member of the PDS but it becomes quite difficult to update all the members. If your site has SAS, you could find a SAS programmer to write you the code to update all members of the PDS -- it is not difficult coding but it is certainly not something for a rank novice (such as yourself) to undertake. If your site does not have SAS, IIRC it is possible to do what you want with a couple of different vendor programs; consult with your site support group to find out if your site has one of those programs.

Without SAS or the other vendor programs, you will need to code JCL to execute against each PDS member (or as was suggested, write a program to generate the JCL) -- remembering that if you have more than 255 members to update, you will have to have more than one job since a single job is limited to 255 program executions. Hint: read up on instream PROC (procedure).