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PDSEDIT is a batch utility program for the MVS/ESA, OS/390 and z/OS environments. PDSEDIT scans data sets for specified character strings and optionally replaces them with new character strings of the same or different lengths. PDSEDIT uses commands which are similar to ISPF/PDF EDIT commands, such as FIND. CHANGE, EXCLUDE and BOUNDS. PDSEDIT processes partitioned data sets (PDS), PDSE, sequential (non-VSAM) data sets. Currently, PDSEDIT does not support records longer than 256 bytes. PDSEDIT can also process VSAM data sets, but only in read-only mode. PDSEDIT mimics certain aspects of the ISPF/PDF editor: The syntax of the commands is similar to the syntax of some ISPF/PDF commands, such as FIND. CHANGE, EXCLUDE and BOUNDS String replacement is performed in a way which is similar to that effected by the CHANGE command of ISPF/PDF. In particular, when the length of the old character string is different from the length of the new string, PDSEDIT compresses or expands the spaces between the end of the new string and the right boundary (or the end of the line), as shown in the example below. PDSEDIT is a batch utility program which can be controlled via the PARM field of the EXEC statement and SYSIN control statements. ? ? ? ? ? ? JCL PARM The format for the PDSEDIT PARM is PARM=mode or PARM=(mode,member). mode can be specified as TEST, UPDATE or PUNCH. The default is TEST and NOTEST is synonym for UPDATE. In TEST or PUNCH mode, PDSEDIT does not update the data set. In PUNCH mode, PDSEDIT writes updated PDS members to SYSPUNCH as an IEBUPDTE input stream. member allows specification of a member name, a member name prefix or a range of members. For example: PARM=(TEST,PROG2) limits processing to member PROG2 PARM=(UPDATE,PROG*) limits processing to members whose names start with PROG PARM=(PUNCH,DEF123:KLM567) limits processing to members which fall within the range DEF123 through KLM567 Member selection is available via the SELECT and EXCLUDE data sets