VIEW—view a data set

Command invocation format


>>-ISPEXEC--VIEW--DATASET(dsname)--+----------------+----------->
                                   '-VOLUME(serial)-'   

>--+----------------------+--+-------------------+-------------->
   '-PASSWORD(pswd-value)-'  '-PANEL(panel-name)-'   

>--+-------------------+--+-----------------------+------------->
   '-MACRO(macro-name)-'  '-PROFILE(profile-name)-'   

>--+---------------------+--+------------------+---------------->
   '-FORMAT(format-name)-'  |        .-NO--.   |   
                            '-MIXED(-+-YES-+-)-'   

>--+--------------------+--+---------------+-------------------->
   |          .-YES-.   |  |     .-NO--.   |   
   '-CONFIRM(-+-NO--+-)-'  '-WS(-+-YES-+-)-'   

>--+--------------------+--+----------------+--+-------+-------->
   |          .-YES-.   |  '-PARM(parm-var)-'  +-ASCII-+   
   '-CHGWARN(-+-NO--+-)-'                      '-UTF8--'   

>--+-------------------+---------------------------------------><
   '-LINECMDS(tabname)-'


>>-ISPEXEC--VIEW--DATAID(data-id)--+---------------------+------>
                                   '-MEMBER(member-name)-'   

>--+-------------------+--+-------------------+----------------->
   '-PANEL(panel-name)-'  '-MACRO(macro-name)-'   

>--+-----------------------+--+---------------------+----------->
   '-PROFILE(profile-name)-'  '-FORMAT(format-name)-'   

>--+------------------+--+--------------------+----------------->
   |        .-NO--.   |  |          .-YES-.   |   
   '-MIXED(-+-YES-+-)-'  '-CONFIRM(-+-NO--+-)-'   

>--+---------------+--+--------------------+-------------------->
   |     .-NO--.   |  |          .-YES-.   |   
   '-WS(-+-YES-+-)-'  '-CHGWARN(-+-NO--+-)-'   

>--+----------------+--+-------+--+-------------------+--------><
   '-PARM(parm-var)-'  +-ASCII-+  '-LINECMDS(tabname)-'   
                       '-UTF8--'


>>-ISPEXEC--VIEW--WSFN(ws-filename)--+-------------------+------>
                                     '-PANEL(panel-name)-'   

>--+-------------------+--+-----------------------+------------->
   '-MACRO(macro-name)-'  '-PROFILE(profile-name)-'   

>--+---------------------+--+------------------+---------------->
   '-FORMAT(format-name)-'  |        .-NO--.   |   
                            '-MIXED(-+-YES-+-)-'   

>--+--------------------+--+---------------+-------------------->
   |          .-YES-.   |  |     .-NO--.   |   
   '-CONFIRM(-+-NO--+-)-'  '-WS(-+-YES-+-)-'   

>--+--------------------+--+----------------+------------------><
   |          .-YES-.   |  '-PARM(parm-var)-'   
   '-CHGWARN(-+-NO--+-)-'

Call invocation format


>>-CALL--ISPLINK--('VIEWbbbb'--,--+--------+--,-+-serial-+------>
                                  '-dsname-'    '-'b'----'   

>--,-+-pswd-value-+--,-+-panel-name-+--,-+-macro-name-+--------->
     '-'b'--------'    '-'b'--------'    '-'b'--------'   

>--,-+-profile-name-+--,--+---------+--,-+-member-name-+-------->
     '-'b'----------'     '-data-id-'    '-'b'---------'   

                        .-'NObbbbbb'-.    .-'YESbbbbb'-.      
>--,-+-format-name-+--,-+-'b'--------+--,-+-'b'--------+--,----->
     '-'b'---------'    '-'YESbbbbb'-'    '-'NObbbbbb'-'      

                                  .-'YES'-.                
>--+-------------------------+--,-+-'b'---+--,-+-'b'---+-------->
   '-ws-filename-buffer-name-'    '-'NO'--'    +-'YES'-+   
                                               '-'NO'--'   

>--,-+-parm-var-+--,--+----------+--,-+-'ASCII'-+-);------------>
     '-'b'------'     '-file-var-'    +-'UTF8'--+      
                                      '-'b'-----'      

>--,-+-tabname-+-----------------------------------------------><
     '-'b'-----'


>>-CALL--ISPEXEC--(buf-len,--buffer);--------------------------><

Return codes

0

Normal completion

Note: Data can only be saved using the CREATE or REPLACE primary commands.

12

VIEW has been disabled through the ISPF configuration table.

14

Member, sequential data set, or z/OS® UNIX file in use.

16

One of these:

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.