IEBGENER Examples

The examples that follow illustrate some of the uses of IEBGENER. You can use Table 1 as a quick-reference guide to IEBGENER examples. The numbers in the "Example" column refer to the examples that follow.

Table 1. IEBGENER example directory
Operation	Data Set Organization	Device	Comments	Example
PRINT	Sequential	Disk and Printer	Data set is listed on a printer.	Example 1: Print a Sequential Data Set
CONVERT	Sequential to Partitioned	Tape and Disk	Blocked output. Three members are to be created.	Example 2: Create a Partitioned Data Set from Sequential Input
MERGE	Sequential into Partitioned	Disk	Blocked output. Two members are to be merged into existing data set.	Example 3: Convert Sequential Input into Partitioned Members
COPY	Sequential	In-stream and Tape	Blocked output.	Example 4: In-stream Input, Sequential Data Set to Tape Volume
Copy and reblock	Sequential	Disk and Tape	Makes blocked tape copy from disk; explicit buffer request.	Example 5: Produce Blocked Copy on Tape from Unblocked Disk File
COPY–with editing	Sequential	Tape	Blocked output. Data set edited as one record group.	Example 6: Edit and Copy a Sequential Input Data Set with Labels
COPY–with editing	Sequential	z/OS UNIX file to Disk	Blocked output. New record length specified for output data set. Two record groups specified.	Example 7: Edit and Copy a Sequential z/OS UNIX File to a Sequential Data Set
COPY–with DBCS validation	Sequential	Disk	DBCS data is validated and edited before copying.	Example 8: Edit Double-Byte Character Set Data

Examples that use disk or tape in place of actual device numbers must be changed before use. The actual device numbers depend on how your installation has defined the devices to your system.