I think some version of this will do it.. update NEWDD with the PDS/PDSE, use EXCLUDE for 1 or 2 and run SRCHFOR.
http://mainframe-tips-and-tricks.blogspot.com/2011/12/superc-how-to-exclude-commented-lines.html Rob Schramm On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 3:11 PM Gibney, Dave <gib...@wsu.edu> wrote: > S * > > Then L exception and remove the S > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Jousma, David > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:09 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: Search for utility > > > > Copy all but those 1 or 2 programs to a temp PDS and scan that? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of McCabe, Ron > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 2:53 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Search for utility > > > > **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > > unexpected emails** > > > > Hello, > > > > Question from our developers...is there an easy way to search for a > string in > > all COBOL programs except for 1 or 2? So what they would like to do is > > search for a string in all but 1 or 2 of the COBOL programs in a PDS and > they > > don't want to have to "select" the programs from the list since there > are over > > 400 programs in the PDS. > > > > Thanks, > > Ron McCabe > > Mutual of Enumclaw > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e- mail and all attachments may contain > > CONFIDENTIAL information and are meant solely for the intended > recipient. It > > may contain controlled, privileged, or proprietary information that is > > protected under applicable law and shall not be disclosed to any > > unauthorized third party. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > > hereby notified that any unauthorized review, action, disclosure, > distribution, > > or reproduction of any information contained in this e- mail and any > > attachments is strictly PROHIBITED. If you received this e- mail in > error, > > please reply to the sender immediately stating that this transmission was > > misdirected, and delete or destroy all electronic and paper copies of > this e- > > mail and attachments without disclosing the contents. This e- mail does > not > > grant or assign rights of ownership in the proprietary subject matter > herein, > > nor shall it be construed as a joint venture, partnership, teaming > agreement, > > or any other formal business relationship. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to > > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN **CAUTION > > EXTERNAL EMAIL** > > > > **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or > > unexpected emails** > > > > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and > may be > > privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If > you > > receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it > in any > > manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, > > distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. > Please > > reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message > > was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer > system. > > Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to > > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Rob Schramm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN