Copy a Data Set from a VSE Node to Another VSE Node

This example COPY statement copies a data set from one Connect:Direct® for VSE node to another.

STEP1  COPY  FROM  (DSN=SRCDATA.SET          -
                    DISP=(SHR)               -
                    PNODE                    -
                    DCB=(DSORG=PS,LRECL=80,  -
                    RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=3120)   -
                    UNIT=3380                -
                    VOL=SER=VOL003           -
                   )                         -
                    COMPRESS                 -
             TO    (                         -
                    DSN=DESTDATA.SET         -
                    DCB=(DSORG=PS,LRECL=80,  -
                    RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=3120)   -
                    DISP=(NEW)               -
                    UNIT=242                 -
                    SPACE=(600,(300))        -
                    SNODE                    -
                   )
  • The COPY step is named STEP1.
  • The DCB attributes specified in the TO clause of the COPY statement are used for file allocation.
  • Unit and volume serial number are specified on the PNODE; however, only unit is specified on the SNODE.
  • Specifying COMPRESS without a subparameter indicates that blanks will be compressed during transmission and converted back to the original string during decompression.
  • Space parameters for the new TO data set are explicitly specified. This will allocate the new file on track 600 of unit 242 for a length of 300 tracks.