Get Data Sets

Function:

This tool is used to get a list of data sets corresponding to a given filter.

Tool Attribute:

Attribute	Type	Meaning
Dataset Matchname	String	The match name that should be used for returned data sets. Default value is MVSDATASET.

Parameters:

Parameter No	I/O	Type	Meaning
1 [M]	I	String	Data Set Filter.
2 [M]	O	File	References the file contained in the Data Set List.

The output file descriptor (Data Set List) has the following structure:

No	Target ID
1 [M]	Name of the Data Set
2 [M]	Type of the Data Set
3 [M]	Organisation of the Data Set
4 [M]	Record Format of the Data Set
5 [M]	Record Length of the Data Set
6 [M]	Space Units of the Data Set
7 [M]	Primary Quantity of the Data Set
8 [M]	Secondary Quantity of the Data Set
9 [M]	Total Quantity of the Data Set
10 [M]	Volume Serial of the Data Set
11 [M]	Block Size of the Data Set
12 [M]	SMS Managed of the Data Set
13 [M]	Whether the Data Set is accessible
14 [M]	Suffix of the Data Set
15 [M]	Whether the Data Set is browsable
16 [M]	Whether the Data Set is editable
17 [M]	Matchname identifying the Data Set Element Type

When defining the file descriptor you must make sure to define a unique delimiter used to separate the dataset properties. The MVS Explorer uses the delimiter "/%/$/".