Re: copy PS into PDS with RPF?

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> Is there an RPF / TSO command to copy a PS into a PDS?
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> I've looked through the RPF menus, tried to use it's copy command, but
> it said the source was not a PDS.
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> I started up the PDS command from TSO, but dont' see anything.
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> So do I need to do the (dreaded) JCL / + some utility ? ;)
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 From TSO READY prompt you can do this:

ALLOC FI(SYSUT1)  DA('input-ps-dataset') SHR
ALLOC FI(SYSUT2)  DA('output-pds(membername')) SHR
ALLOC FI(SYSIN) DUMMY
ALLOC FI(SYSPRINT) DA(*)
CALL 'SYS1.LINKLIB(IEBGENER)'

or you can do this from batch:

//  job statement
// EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN        DD  DUMMY
//SYSUT1     DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=input-ps-dataset
//SYSUT2     DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=output-pds(membername)

There's no reason to "dread" the utilities; they're your "friends in 
need" and can save a LOT of headaches.  :-)

JCL gets much easier with practice; just learn to treat it as a new 
language and you'll pick it up much faster.

Where most "newbies" get tangled up is in over-specifiying JCL parameters.

I haven't checked lately but if you can find the site 
<www.mvs-training.com>, they publish a book titled "OS.390 MVS JCL Quick 
Reference Guide", by Olivia R. Carmandi (ISBN 1-892559-06-4) that's a 
good learning aid for JCL. If you can't find that link, try going 
through <www.diversifiedsoftware.com> You might also be able to find it 
on AMAZON; it's not expensive but for a newcomer to the world of MVS JCL 
it can be a real lifesaver. Just beware: there are features of OS/390 
and z/OS JCL that aren't available in MVS 3.8.  Like everything else in 
the world of mainframe computing, evolution adds new features and 
changes old ones.

Rick