PDSFLIST - A fast and flexible alternative to ISPF 3.4 (DSlist) and 3.3 (copy).

This utility is a Rexx function that is installed as part of the IRXFUSER Rexx user function package. It gives the user a fast and flexible alternative to both ISPF 3.4 (DSlist) and 3.3 (copy). 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Displays PDS directories from multiple datasets simultaneously.
• All ISPF data management functions available from one screen.
• Exploits DFSMS/MVS 31-bit addressing.
• Supports nested executions.
• Can be executed from anywhere within a TSO session.
• All dataset organisations supported.
• Has full sort by date/filesize/filename functions and printing capability.
• Handles both cataloged and uncataloged datasets (even within same list).
• Command area can be used for both PDSFLIST functions and a TSO command area.
• Same 'look and feel' as the VM/CMS Flist utility.
• Powerful member search option. Especially useful for finding modules within Linklst/Proclib or ISPF libarary concatenations.
• Year 2000 compliant. 
• Subcommand compatibility with VM/CMS, UNIX and PC-DOS.

ATTRIBUTES 

• Amode 31 Rmode 24
• Unauthorised
• Linked into IRXFUSER
• Called from Rexx exec

SOFTWARE Requirements

• MVS/ESA and above
• DFSMS/MVS 1.1 and above
• DFP 3.2 and 3.3 supported by special version                                                                                                                                                  

INSTALLATION requirements

    1. Load object code to MVS dataset.

            Format BINARY, filesize 45Kb

    2. Run supplied JCL to assemble and link-edit IRXFUSER module. 

    3. Read/Print the Help File available for PDSFLIST.

    4. Load the Help File to an MVS dataset to use with PDSFLIST.

EXAMPLES of use

Please refer to FL exec and DLIB exec for examples of PDSFLIST.