PDF component changes

Description: The ISPF PDF component contains the following new functions and enhancements:
  • The ISPF editor FIND and CHANGE commands have been enhanced to support regular expressions.
  • The ISPF editor CREATE, REPLACE, COPY, MOVE, and CUT commands have been enhanced to support data conversion to/from EBCDIC, ASCII, and UTF-8.
  • The ISPF editor HILITE command has been enhanced to show invalid use of lower-case characters in JCL.
  • The member count field on member list panels is expanded to support values up to 9,999,999.
  • The following enhancements have been made to the z/OS® UNIX Directory List Utility:
    • Pattern matching characters can now be used to specify a path name filter for a z/OS UNIX directory list display.
    • A SRCHFOR command is provided to search for strings in regular files in the directory.
    • Directory list line commands can now be entered in blocks.
    • The file name column in the directory list can now have a display width of up to 110 characters.
    • A command shell is now provided allowing users to save and retrieve z/OS UNIX commands.
  • The Data Set List Utility is changed to allow a path name to be entered in the Dsname Level field in order to have a z/OS UNIX Directory List displayed.
  • The F (free) line command of the Data Set List Utility can now be used against a multi-volume data set to free unused space.
  • The MEMLIST service supports the new DEFAULT keyword which allows the the caller to specify a line command that is used to replace an "S" line command entered on the member list display.
  • The ISPF editor provides support to view and edit Unicode data in data sets and z/OS UNIX files.
  • The following enhancements have been made to the ISPF editor COMPARE command:
    • The VOL parameter is provided to support comparing against an uncataloged data set.
    • The target data set or path name can now be entered on the options panel displayed when the COMPARE command is entered without any parameters.
  • To support the input of long editor commands, the editor command field can be expanded to a length of 255 characters using the ZEXPAND command.
  • The UDLIST command is enhanced to convert the specified pathname to lowercase and re-issue the directory find if the directory for the pathname initially specified with the UDLIST command is not found.
  • Data in the PROMPT column of the enhanced member list is now passed as an argument to a command entered against a member.

When change was introduced: z/OS V2R1

Reference information:
  • z/OS V2R1 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros
  • z/OS V2R1 ISPF Messages and Codes
  • z/OS V2R1 ISPF Services Guide
  • z/OS V2R1 ISPF User's Guide Vol I
  • z/OS V2R1 ISPF User's Guide Vol II
Parent topic: ISPF new functions to consider