How to retrieve file names from Catalog?

[RNTH]

Hi All,

I need to write a JCL which is able to retrieve file names from the catalog using the LISTCAT command.
The file names I need to retrieve from the catalog are something like,

STATIC1.STATIC2.DYNAMIC1.DYNAMIC2.DYNAMIC3

Here as the name indicates, the first 2 qualifiers are STATIC. But the last 3 will vary unpredictable.

I tried the LISTCAT command using IKJEFT01 which is given below.


//PS0010 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,REGION=0M
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN DD *
LISTCAT ENTRIES('STATIC1.STATIC2.*')
/*

But when we use astericks as given above, the LISTCAT will look only for 3 qualifiers. It will retrieve only file names like

STATIC1.STATIC2.DYNAMIC1

I tried some other options also like,

LISTCAT ENTRIES('STATIC1.STATIC2.*.*.*')
LISTCAT ENTRIES('STATIC1.STATIC2.**')

But these are also not working. Can somebody please help me telling a method to resolve this?

Thanks
RNTH

 

[COBOLKenny]

Try this:

LISTCAT LEVEL(STATIC1.STATIC2)

The book says it will return all catalog entries that start with STATIC1.STATIC2 regardless of how many additional levels are in its name.

 

[RNTH]

Yes. That worked for me. Thank you !!

 

[ceh4702]

What does this have to do with COBOL?

If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[RNTH]

I couldn't find a JCL forum in Tek-Tips, and since the mainframe developers are familiar with both COBOL and JCL, I expected somebody would be able to help me.

That is why I posted in the COBOL discussion forum.

 

[MarcLodge]

It was a reasonable forum guess. Sometimes the forum you are after doesn't exist and you have to use the grey matter to guess one that is close. I think you did OK in this instance, even though ceh4702 is correct in his question.

Personally I always feel that it's best to answer the question and then say 'but shouldn't this question have been posed in such and such a forum'. Don't get me wrong as ceh4702 was correct, it's just that different people do things different ways.

Anyhow, hope your question is now sorted.

Marc