VSAM to PDS member

Question

Hi,

Can we copy VSAM file to a PDS member? eg. I have a VSAM file A.VSAM I have a PDS. B.PDS which has members A,B I want to copy my A.VSAM file to B.PDS(C) ... C is the new member in PDS. Can I do this?

Thanks and Regards, Manasi :)

Answer 1

IDCAMS REPRO can do the job.

In your JCL:

• set INFILE DD to point to the VSAM input file
• set OUTFILE DD to point to the PDS member

Complete documentation for IDCAMS can be found in: DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs . Look under REPRO (chapter 29)