how to view or browse tape dataset -IBM Mainframes

and when iam trying to recall iam getting

recall failed

ARC1102I DATA SET IS NOT MIGRATED/BACKED UP

its happening with all the input gdg versions of step where as iam able to browse output gdg version .

can anyone suggest.

thanks

Need to copy it to DASD first.

Post your code and your output and we can see more details to be able to help.

//AN21b160 EXEC PGM=COMPAREX,COND=(05,LT)

//SYSUT1 DD DSN=AN27.Ar157T3(+1),DISP=OLD,DCB=BUFNO=15

//SYSUT2 DD DSN=AN27.Ar156T3(0),DISP=OLD,DCB=BUFNO=15

//SYSUT3 DD DSN=AN28.Ar160T3(+1),DISP=OLD

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=t

//SYSIN DD DSN=testlib.aaa(UN21X159),DISP=SHR

iam able to browse output but not input files.

[//COPYREC EXEC PGM=SORT

//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSABEND DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSDBOUT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSABOUT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*

/*

//SORTIN DD DSN=ABCDFGR.JS6XXXT.PS0XXXX,DISP=SHR

//SORTOUT DD DSN=ABCDEFG.SAMPCB1.SORTOUT3,

// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),

// DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB),

// SPACE=(CYL,(10,15),RLSE)

//SYSIN DD *

SORT FIELDS=COPY

/*

This will copy the INPUT tape dataset into the DASD and you can view the output dataset as usual.

Regards,

ksk

You can use IEBGENER to copy the dataset from TAPE to DASD

If the tape file contains many, many records, i’d suggest copying the specific records that you want to look at to dasd.

Depending on the volume of data, you may not be able to copy it to “test” dasd and even if you do, it may be too large to work with online until you create a subset of the full volume.

You can see the inforation of the tape data set by giving

Ti dataset name (and enter).

Thank you for joining and sharing.

Do keep in mind that your suggestion is site specific and may not work for every system.

u can convert tape file using fileaid.

//DD01 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=TAPE DATASET

//DD01O DD DSN=DASD DATASET,

// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),

// SPACE=(CYL,(20,20),RLSE),

// DCB=(LRECL=4096,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=20480),

// UNIT=SYSDA

//*

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSLIST DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSTOTAL DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSIN DD *

$$DD01 COPY IF=(127,EQ,C’15’),

IF=(129,EQ,C’04’,129,EQ,C’05’)

/*

ABOVE COND IN COPY STATEMENT IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. U CAN GIVE ANY COND LIKE THIS AND CONVERT TO DASD

For direct browsing a TapeFile you could use the DITTO Utility.

With that, you also could inspect the tape-headers. There you could get the informations Lrecl, Blksize and also the numers of records/blocks.

Ditto could be executed online via TSO or as a Batchjob.

Ask your system-people for more informations.

Regards, UmeySan

Try this code.

If its wrong correct me.