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| ISPF Developer Tips and Tricks |
Updated 06/06/2021 |
| ALIGN |
ISPF Edit Command (Macro) to align text left, center,
right, or reverse. Added 12/31/2019 |
| ALLOCGDG |
REXX Command to allocate a GDG or to return the fully qualifed dsname to the caller. Updated 02/03/2003 |
| CMDS | ISPF Command Table management dialog - by Douglas Adams. |
| CMT |
ISPF Edit Macro to insert approproate format comments into the data set being edited. (formerly REXXDOC). Thanks to Bill George for his extensive rewrite of REXXDOC. Updated 07/03/2006 (version 3.2) |
| CAVXTRT |
Very useful ISPF Interface to CA-View Updated 01/23/2019 Version 1.27 |
| CHKIKJ |
REXX to compare IBM SAMPLIB member IKJTSO00 to active IKJTSOxx using TSO PARMLIB results Updated 06/22/2017 |
| CHKLPALK |
REXX to check the LPA and LINKLIST datasets for extents and report on same. Added 11/23/2016 |
| CSVEDIT |
An ISPF Edit Macro to convert the data being edited to CSV (comma separated value) format which can then be downloaded and imported into a spreadsheet or database See the Documents page for the users guide. Updated 04/09/2008 Version 1.1 |
| DDLIST |
REXX Function (assembler) and REXX EXEC with Panels for quick browse or edit of a DD (commands DDBR and DDED). Updated 09/29/2003 |
| DOALL |
ISPF Command to invoke an ISPF Edit Macro on every member of a PDS. Added 03/24/2000 |
| DUMPMGMT |
Manage your system dumps with a nice ISPF Dialog. Includes info on setting up automation to capture the information and then migrate the dump dataset along with a started task to migrate dumps still online after an IPL. Updated 09/26/2001 |
| DSList | Quick ISPF command interface to get to ISPF 3.4 like functions quickly from any screen. |
| EDITMAC | ISPF Edit execute
an inline edit macro. Added 07/30/2020 |
| EMAC | ISPF Edit command
to display a selectable table of ISPF Edit commands
(Macros). Updated 06/06/2017 |
| EXTISPF | Added 05/18/2018 |
| EZMENU | A simple to use
ISPF menu creation tool. Added 08/27/2021 |
| Fastpath | ISPF dialog to
display the active Fastpath commands. Updated 08/29/2017 |
| FINDDM |
REXX function to validate that a member is found in the specified DDName and return the data set names where it was found. Added 05/09/2019 |
| FINDDSN |
REXX function to return the data set names allocated to a DDName. Added 05/09/2019 |
| Fixbookp |
ISPF Edit Macro for formatting BookManager Read/MVS PRINT files on Postscript printers. Added 05/03/2000 |
| FIXKEYS |
A new ISPF dialog developed in collaboration with others that makes it easy to update the PF Key defaults across ALL ISPF Profiles in the users profile data set. Some restrictions apply. Updated 12/30/2019 |
| Get | ISPF Edit Macro used to copy another dataset or pds member into the current ISPF Edit dataset. GET dsname. |
| GENSUB |
Generalized ISPF Dialog for Batch JCL submission Added 07/17/2001 |
| IEBPDSE |
Simple ISPF dialog to invoke
IBM's IEBPDSE to fix (sometimes) a PDSE.
Updated 11/25/2017 |
| ISPFCMDS |
Generalized ISPF tool to
dynamically update active ISPF Command Tables with
user commands.
Added 05/22/2003 |
| ISPFProd |
Generalized ISPF production invocation process for program products and local applications to avoid having to update the logon proc for DD allocations. Updated 01/08/2002 - version 1.6 |
| LOADISPF |
Generalized routine to be inserted into a REXX application to dynamically load inline clists, execs, msgs, panels, or skels and then libdef or altlib. Updated 08/29/2017 |
| LOGIT |
Generalized routine to be inserted into any CLIST or REXX application to add an entry to a log data set. Updated 04/12/2004 - version 0.5 |
| LSTPROC3 |
List PROCLIB's used for
Master JCL and JES3 (based on current MSTJCLxx and
JES3 PROC - so if these have changed since the IPL all
bets are off). Only supports cataloged datasets and
supports most symbolics substitution. Now dynamically
picks up SYSx.IPLPARM dsname. Now with support for
INCLUDEs. Two options - default displays system
PARMLIBs and system and JES3 PROCLIBs and a systems
view for JES3 disk reader and initdeck datasets.
Updated 09/28/2018 - Version 3.4 |
| LSTPROC |
List PROCLIB's used for Master JCL and JES2 (based on current MSTJCLxx and JES2 PROC - so if these have changed since the IPL all bets are off). Only supports cataloged datasets and supports most symbolics substitution. Now dynamically picks up SYSx.IPLPARM dsname. Now with support for INCLUDEs. Updated 08/07/2010 to Version 2.8 |
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Simple REXX command, or function, to return the current system defined maximum PDSE V2 member generations allowed on the system (in XMIT format) Added 07/29/16 |
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ISPF News Dialog. Updated 02/15/2017 - Several usability options and improved installation doc |
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ISPF Edit ONLY command improved with ability to find all records with string-1 and string-2. Also supports most ISPF Find options. Updated 12/20/2019 |
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| OMVSCOPY | Updated 08/10/2017 |
| OMVSSEL | Updated 08/10/2017 |
| PDSEGEN |
UPDATED ISPF dialog to work with PDSE Version 2 Member Generations. You can Browse, Edit, View, e-Mail (if you have XMITIP), Promote a non-0 generation, Recover a non-0 generation, and you can Compare any generation to any other generation within the member set. It even has the ability to COPY a PDSE with generations to a new PDSE with the generations intact. As a bonus you can now Backup and Restore a PDSE with member generations with PDSEGEN. The user can alter the colors for the panels if the defaults don't agree with them. User's Guide PDF, User's Guide ePub, User's Guide Mobi (Kindle), User's Guide AZW3 (New Kindle) and a new Reference Card. Updated 05/11/2023 to Version 6.2.4 |
| PLPISPF |
Handy ISPF User Menu tool to create and manage an ISPF menu. User Documentation and Installation Guide are provided. Updated 09/17/2019 Version 1.48 |
| PRMCK |
A handy ISPF Edit macro for verifying members of SYS1.PARMLIB. Updated 05/14/2020 |
| QTAB |
ISPF command to display all open ISPF tables with statistics. Enhanced to V1.0 with ability to look at all table rows. Updated 11/12/2020 Version 1.5 |
| RANDSTR |
A REXX exec for use in ISPF dialogs to generate a random character string that can be used for a DDName, ISPF Table name, member name, or whenever else you need an 1 to any number of characters random string. It has been tested to produce zero duplicates with 100,000 iterations. Provided in TSO Transmit (XMIT) format. Added 02/23/2018 |
| REXXDOC |
Simple REXX ISPF Edit Macro to enter/create a documentation box. See CMT for a more flexible version. Updated 01/05/2001 |
| REXXFORM |
Updated. An
ISPF Edit macro ported from z/VM XEDIT. Will reflow your
REXX code, check for mis-matched Do/Select/End
statements, and provides the ability to set the left
margin and the indent character limits. Updated 04/27/2017 |
| REXXTRY |
The IBM version of REXXTRY. This is an SAA implementation of REXXTRY provided by IBM "AS IS". It runs on OS/390 so enjoy. Added 11/08/2000 |
| REXXWAIT | An example of writing a REXX Function to wait for a specified amount of time. Useful in ISPF Dialogs that need to wait for a period of time. |
| RUNC | ISPF
Edit command to execute ISPF Edit, OMVS, (E)JES, SDSF,
TSO, TSO Console and ISPF commands that are documented
in a edit/view file. ISPF Tutorial
included with doc. Users Guides available in pdf,
epub, and mobi formats.
Now with support for inline edit macros.
Version 6.0 - Updated 07/30/2020 |
| SARPREXT |
A Batch Process REXX exec for
extracting reports from CA-View to a data set for
post-processing.
Added 07/07/2003 |
| SAVELAB |
ISPF Edit Macro that can be
used to Save and Restore all the active labels in a
member being edited.
Version 2.01 Updated 02/08/2020 |
| SDSFEXT |
A generalized SDSF batch (or TSO) tool to extract a report into a dataset. Updated 05/18/2018 |
| SDSFPAGE + EDITPAGE |
An ISPF Edit Macro Dialog for use with SDSF that allows the user to selectively browse, print, copy to a data set, or e-mail (using XMITIP) specific pages. Now with a frontend of EDITPAGE. Read the User's Guide. Updated 04/24/2003 Version 1.28 |
| SETCLIP |
An ISPF command to create/manage user clipboards (up to 10) using the standard ISPF Edit Cut and Paste features.Read the short doc for more info. Now with doc in ePub format. Updated 02/07/2019 |
| SHAREVAR |
New: A new tool that makes it easy to share REXX variables, including stems, between REXX execs. It does this using an ISPF variable thus requiring it to be used under ISPF. Added 06/06/2020 |
| System Library Manager (SLM) | An ISPF Dialog to manage members
in concatenated libraries such as the System Parmlib or
Proclibs. With Documentation.
Added 10/11/2006 Version 1.05 |
| SOFTPUB |
A slick front-end to IBM's BookManager Read/MVS that makes it usable. Categories and enhanced searching across shelves. Support is included for determining updated files when using the IBM Softcopy Librarian. Updated 10/23/2001 |
| SPELLC |
Spelling checker under ISPF Edit. Updated 01/26/2020 Version 2.23 |
| TERSE |
Sample ISPF applications to TERSE or UNTERSE a dataset using IBM's TRSMAIN and TRSUNPCK. See IT Sites of Interest for a link to get the IBM tools. Major updates thanks to Barry Gilder. Updated 04/22/2002 |
| TryIt |
ISPF Edit Macro to test the
Clist, Rexx, or ISPF Panel being edited.
Updated 07/13/2020 to Version 3.7 |
| TSOProf | ISPF dialog to
review and update key TSO PROFILE settings. Added 02/09/2018 |
| TSOTrap | ISPF to issue a
TSO command and let you browse the results. Updated 05/28/2016 with new command options (-E to edit or default -B browse) |
| TUTORPRT | Added 03/13/2020 |
| VB2FB |
ISPF dialog to copy from VB to FB and FB to VB easily. Includes truncation warnings and sequence number corrections. Updated 12/03/2016 |
| vCursor |
Updated version of Doug Nadel's VCURSOR. Added 05/28/2016 (link corrected 2/6/18) |
| XMITVM |
ISPF REXX exec to send a message to a VM user via NJE Added 03/27/2000 |
| WordNum |
Fun REXX exec to display the numeric value of a word (e.g. attitude is 100) Added 03/12/2004 |
| zSTART |
Easily create or update the ISPF variable ZSTART - the ISPF version of autoexec.bat Added 12/12/20017 - Version 2.3 |
| zSync |
Compare two PDS libraries (not load libraries) and Copy the differences easily Updated 07/16/2021 - Version 3.3 |
| zTSOHELP |
Display a selection list of known TSO Help members and provide a formatted view. Now with run time parameters including the ability to bypass the ISPF dialog prompts. Updated 05/23/2020 Version 3.10 |