DFSMSrmm REXX variables

You can use the REXX variables to obtain volume information. The variables produced by the SEARCHVOLUME subcommand are stem variables.

Table 1. Changed TSO subcommand REXX variables
Variable Name	Subcommands	Contents	Format
EDG@BLKT	LD	Total block count	Numeric: up to 10 characters. -1 indicates that BLK6 should be used.
EDG@BLK6	LD	Total block count	Numeric: 0 - 18446744073709551615
EDG@CRAT	LD, LV	Compression ratio in hundredths	Numeric: 0.00 – 999.99 There will always be 2 decimal places.
EDG@MEDR	LV SV	Recording technology	One of *, 18TRK, 36TRK, 128TRK, 256TRK, 384TRK, EFMT1, EFMT2, EEFMT2, EFMT3, EEFMT3, EFMT4, and EEFMT4
EDG@MEDT	LC LV SV	Tape media type	One of *, CST, EAETC, EATC, EAWTC, ECCST, EETC, EEWTC, EHPCT, ETC, EWTC, EXTC, EXWTC, HPCT
EDG@PSZ6	LD LV	Physical space used	Character: Two concatenated fields, factor and value; where factor is KB, MB, GB, or blank; and value is 0 to 9999999999. For example, GB720.