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Adding Filter to use Unix command

Former Member — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:32:05 GMT

Hi Experts,

Where I can get the information about adding the filters for using the Unix commands.

I have seen the following Filter to use to unix command in one program.

Eg: open dataset <dsn> for input in text mode filter <b>'dos2ux'</b>.?

Here "dos2ux" is a filter Unix command they used in that program.

Please let me know.

thanks,

Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:57:30 GMT

Hi,

Also see a sample program using filters at:

Regards,

Wenceslaus.

Former Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:12:24 GMT

You can execute an operating system command in the OPEN DATASET statement using the FILTER addition:

The following example works under UNIX:

DATA DSN(20) VALUE '/usr/test.Z'.

OPEN DATASET DSN FOR OUTPUT FILTER 'compress'.

OPEN DATASET DSN FOR INPUT FILTER 'uncompress'.

The first OPEN statement opens the file ‘/usr/test.Z’ so that the displayed data can be read into it in compressed form.

The second OPEN statement opens the file ‘/usr/test.Z’ so that the data is decompressed when it is read from the file.

regards

austin