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If I need to search a string in 20 vsam files...is there any command to do so

I assume you mean a string anywhere in these VSAM records, I can't see a way other than writing a program to do it.....
Have you looked into the manual Frank pointed you to regarding DFSORT's PARSE? The STARTAT=string operand might be able to do it.....

I need to search a string in 20 vsam files

Search a string and do what exactly if you find it?

All the VSAM files are of same layout.
There's a field V-NAME PIC x(32).
I need to search value 'JIMI$ADAMS' in V-NAME fileds in all 20 VSAM files...

As in PS files we use SRCHFOR 'JIMI$ADAMS' ...

kamal wrote:All the VSAM files are of same layout.
There's a field V-NAME PIC x(32).
I need to search value 'JIMI$ADAMS' in V-NAME fileds in all 20 VSAM files...

As in PS files we use SRCHFOR 'JIMI$ADAMS' ...

So the string will be in the same location in every record?
Again, what will you do with this string when you find it?

what will you do with this string when you find it?

Actually we have a Unique-ID which can be present in any one of these 20 different VSAM files.
For some reason I want to search one particular Unique-ID say 'xxxxxxxx' in these files.
I need to get the VSAM file NAME in which the Unique-ID is present.
In all files the Unique-ID is present at pos 1-8.

I just want to know is there any easy way to serch strings in VSAM ; like SRCHFOR for PS datasets.

Otherwise I could use SORT/Cobol to achieve this.
Thanks for your response(s) all.