Re: Finding the right member in a MMF

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 02:42 PM 06/19/2000 -0500, you wrote:

> Problem/Question: 
> I need to write a CL can search through a multiple member
> file for certain string, and then copy that member to a work  file
> for editing.  My idea was to have the CL accept the string as a
> PARM, find the member that contains the string, retrieve the member name,
> and then do a CPYF from that member name.
>
> I've tried FNDSTRPDM, but I can't figure out how to merely retrieve the
> member name, and nothing else.  All I need is the member name that
> contains the string.
>
> Any advice/experience with this problem would be appreciated. 
You're on the right track.

Use FNDSTRPDM OPTION(*PRT),

Then go into a loop receiving the EDT0238 messages, deleting the spooled
files.

Al

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