Update MVS sequenced 8 file

The process option UPDMVS8 produces a file that contains both control records and new file source lines using sequence numbers from old file columns 73 to 80.

The UPDMVS8 process option is available for the LINE Compare Type only.

The format of the generated data may be suitable as input to the IEBUPDTE utility. See MVS/DFP Utilities for information about the contents of this file. Figure 1 shows an example of a UPDMVS8 update file created on CMS.

Figure 1. Example of a UPDMVS8 update file

 1  ./  CHANGE LIST=ALL OLD:JLEVERIN  TEST1   A
 2  ./ DELETE  SEQ1=00000100,SEQ2=00000100
 3  This line is reformatted; the spacing in the "new" file differs.        00000100
 4  ./ DELETE  SEQ1=00000300,SEQ2=00000300
 5  This line differs from the text in the "old" file.                      00000300
 6  This line is in the "new" file, but not in the "old".                   00000500

1: Control record. Lists old file name.
2: Control record. Shows record deleted at sequence number 100 on the old file.
3: Inserted line from the new file.
4: Control record. Shows record deleted at sequence number 300 on the old file.
5: Inserted line from the new file.
6: Inserted line from the new file.

The files to be compared must have fixed-length 80-byte records. They must also contain sequence numbers.