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Generic File Specifications (Using Wildcards)

PDS member names can be specified generically for Send File and Receive File procedures by using wildcards. To send or receive all members beginning with a particular prefix, designate the Local File Name with that prefix followed by an asterisk. For example, PRIVATE.LIB4(TRAN*) requests that members TRANUPDT, TRANBKUP, and TRANINQ be transferred.

To request that CA XCOM Data Transport send all members of this PDS, use PRIVATE.LIB4(*). In generic specifications, the asterisk must be the last character before the right parenthesis. In batch mode, all members are transmitted if no member name is specified.

When transferring to another z/OS system, use generic specifications for the source file only, not the destination file. For example, with a Receive File transfer on z/OS, you could use a generic specification for the Remote File Name, but not for the Local File Name. Wildcards in the z/OS destination data sets are ignored.

If the destination is another CA XCOM Data Transport r11, r11.5 or r11.6 partner, wildcard characters are allowed in the destination file name, depending on the system to which the transfer is being sent. For more information, see the appropriate documentation for specific CA XCOM Data Transport r11, r11.5 or 11.6 platforms.

Note: CA XCOM Data Transport does not support the use of wildcards with PDSE program libraries. For more information, see PDSE Program Library Support in this chapter.

USS Files

USS files can be specified generically for Send File and Receive File transfers by using wildcards. For example:

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/*

Transfer ALL files.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/m*

Transfer ALL files starting with an m.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/*m

Transfer ALL files ending with an m.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/m*m

Transfer ALL files starting with an m and ending with an m.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/m*y*m

Transfer ALL files starting with an m, ending with an m and containing a y.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/m*you*

Transfer ALL files starting with an m and containing the characters you in succession.

LFILE=/u/users/xcom/m*y*o*u*

Transfer ALL files starting with an m and containing the characters y and o and u (in order, but not in succession).

Notes:

■ One or more wildcard characters (*) can be used if transferring to IBM mainframe systems, to Windows systems, or to UNIX systems.

■ The transfer of USS files is supported only between systems running CA XCOM Data Transport r11.5 and above.