Using IBM Application Development Tools for z/OS and OS/390

Chapter 2. Introducing File Manager 41

2.1.10 Replace a string in a specific location in a file

If you need to unconditionally replace a string in one location of a file, you can use this utility.

The code to perform this function with File Manager is shown in Example 2-11.

Example 2-11 File Manager string replace batch step

//*

//* FILE MANAGER BATCH: REPLACE A STRING IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION

//*

//STEP01 EXEC PGM=FMNMAIN

//STEPLIB DD DSN=FMN.V4R1M0.SFMNMOD1,DISP=SHR

//* DD DSN=IGY.SIGYCOMP,DISP=SHR

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

//FMNTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSTERM DD SYSOUT=*

//EDITFILE DD DISP=OLD,DSN=YOUR.FILE.TO.EDIT

//SYSIN DD *

$$FILEM DSU INPUT=EDIT ...