Dataset Pipes

Dataset Pipes is a set of free tools for z/OS which provides for flexible conversion between byte streams and MVS Datasets. These tools can be invoked locally from z/OS or from a remote client via a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to z/OS.

Dataset Pipes tools are included as part of the free Co:Z Co-Processing Toolkit for z/OS

Features:

• Pipe input to an MVS dataset (todsn)
• Pipe output from an MVS dataset (fromdsn)
• Remote execution over an SSH connection
Note: requires IBM Ported Tools for z/OS (SSH) and a compatible SSH client.
• Supports any MVS dataset which can be opened in sequential, record mode by the fopen() C-library routine.
  This includes:
• MVS sequential datasets (QSAM, BSAM)
• PDS and PDSE members
• some VSAM files (processed in sequential mode)
• SYSOUT datasets, including the MVS internal reader
• Supports text or binary conversion via flexible line-termination rules
• Cr, Lf/Newline, CrLf, Cr and/or Lf, RDW, none, user-defined-string
• Supports flexible record padding / overflow rules
• wrap, flow, truncate, error
• Codepage translation via high-performance z/OS conversion services
• Can specify additional fopen() options and dynamic allocation keywords
• keywords supported by BPXWDYN can be used to customize dataset allocation
• allows for SYSOUT, writers or MVS internal reader
• User and/or system profile can be used to automatically supply conversion options based on dataset name matching.

More Information

See the Co:Z Toolkit documentation for complete details.

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