EDIT—edit a data set

Command invocation format

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramISPEXECEDITDATASET( dsname)VOLUME( serial)PASSWORD( pswd-value)PANEL( panel-name)MACRO( macro-name)PROFILE( profile-name)FORMAT( format-name)MIXED(NO)MIXED(YES)LOCK(NO)LOCK(YES)CONFIRM(YES)CONFIRM(NO)WS(NO)WS(YES)WRAPPRESERVE PARM( parm-var)ASCIIUTF8LINECMDS( tabname)GEN( generation)

OR

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramISPEXECEDITDATAID( data-id)MEMBER( member-name)GEN( generation)PANEL( panel-name)MACRO( macro-name)PROFILE( profile-name)FORMAT( format-name)MIXED(NO)MIXED(YES)LOCK(NO)LOCK(YES)CONFIRM(YES)CONFIRM(NO)WS(NO)WS(YES)WRAPPRESERVE PARM( parm-var)ASCIIUTF8LINECMDS( tabname)

OR

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramISPEXECEDITFILE( file-var)PANEL( panel-name)MACRO( macro-name)PROFILE( profile-name)FORMAT( format-name)MIXED(NO)MIXED(YES)LOCK(NO)LOCK(YES)CONFIRM(YES)CONFIRM(NO)WS(NO)WS(YES)WRAPPRESERVE PARM( parm-var)RECLEN( rec-len)ASCIIUTF8LINECMDS( tabname)

Call invocation format

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCALLISPLINK('EDITbbbb',dsname'b',serial'b',pswd-value'b',panel-name'b',macro-name'b',profile-name'b',data-id'b',member-name'b',format-name'b','NObbbbbb''b''YESbbbbb','NObbbbbb''b''YESbbbbb','YESbbbbb''b''NObbbbbb',ws-filename-buffer-name'b','NObbbbbb''b''YESbbbbb','WRAPbbbb''b','PRESERVE''b','YESbbbbb''b''NObbbbbb',parm-var'b',file-var'b',rec-len'b','ASCIIbbb''UTF8bbbb''b',tabname'b',generation'b');

OR

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCALLISPEXEC( buf-len,buffer);

Return codes

 0
Normal completion; data was saved.
 4
Normal completion; data was not saved for one of these reasons.
  • No data changes were made during the EDIT session.
  • The CANCEL command was used to exit EDIT.
  • Browse was substituted for EDIT because insufficient storage was available to read in the requested data.
Start of change9End of change
Start of changeThe specified generation of the member was not found in the specified data sets.End of change
10
Member not found.
Start of change11End of change
Start of changeA non-current generation was specified. None of the specified data sets are PDSE version 2 data sets that are configured for member generations.End of change
12
YES was specified for the LOCK parameter or the ws-filename-buffer-name parameter was specified.
14
Member, sequential data set, or z/OS® UNIX file in use.
16
Either:
  • No members matched the specified pattern.
  • No members in the partitioned data set.
18
A VSAM data set was specified but the ISPF Configuration Table does not allow VSAM processing.
20
Severe error; unable to continue.