Delete Generically Named Entries in a Catalog: Example 10
In this example, each catalog entry with the name GENERIC.*.BAKER
is deleted, where * is any 1-to-8 character simple name. The name
GENERIC.*.BAKER is a generic name, and all catalog entries with the
same generic name are deleted. Use this example to delete multiple
entries. Multiple entries are entries with three levels of qualification
where the first is GENERIC and the third is BAKER.
//DELET8 JOB ...
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE -
GENERIC.*.BAKER -
PURGE -
CATALOG(USERCAT4)
/*
The DELETE command removes all entries (and their associated entries)
with the generic name GENERIC.*.BAKER from catalog USERCAT4. Its parameters
are:
- GENERIC.*.BAKER, a generic name, identifies all catalog entries with the high-level qualifier GENERIC and the low-level qualifier BAKER.
- PURGE specifies that each entry is to be purged regardless of the retention period or date specified when it was defined.
- CATALOG identifies the catalog, USERCAT4.