Block commands on the DSLIST screen.

This article first appeared on ispf4users.blogspot.com and is used here by permission.
 
ISPF Line Commands and TSO commands that reference data set names may be "blocked" on a data set list screen generated by the DSLIST command or option 3.4. This simplifies issuing commands against multiple, consecutive data sets.
 
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To select a block mark the first data set with // and then use // to complete the block. The command must follow either the beginning // or ending //, but not both.

SDSF users may recognize this as the same block command format used in that IBM product.


Supported commands include:

Line commands (D - Delete, E - Edit, etc),

TSO Commands

  • REXX or CLIST program execution.
  • IDCAMS - LISTCAT, DELETE, etc.
  • DFSMSHSM - HDELETE, HRECALL, etc.
Originally Posted by John Kelley on ISPF4USERS.blogspot.com