The
Retrieve Data Set window searches
the MVS Files subsystem for data
sets that match a search string you enter. This function is similar
to, but not identical with, the ISPF option 3.4. The following list
shows some of the differences between
Retrieve Data Set and
ISPF 3.4:
- Retrieve Data Set does not show data sets
that are in the catalog but not on the volume.
- Retrieve Data Set does not show VSAM data
or the index, but shows the VSAM cluster.
- Retrieve Data Set shows generation data groups
under the Retrieved Data Sets filter. Generation data sets are shown
under their respective generation data groups.
- The wildcard character * functions differently in the Retrieve
Data Set window and ISPF. In the Retrieve Data
Set window an * in a search string can cross qualifier
boundaries. The search string USERID.*O*, for example, matches both
USERID.LOAD and USERID.TEST.COBOL in the Retrieve Data Set window,
but matches only USERID.LOAD in ISPF 3.4.