How to delete a Data Set or a Data Set member?

How to delete a Data Set in batch?

Specify value for #ds_name

//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS           
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*               
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*               
//SYSIN    DD *                      
   DELETE #ds_name              PURGE
/*        

How to delete a Data Set member in batch?

Specify values for #input_pds and #member

//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS                      
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                          
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                          
//DD1      DD DSN=#input_pds         ,DISP=SHR  
//SYSIN    DD *                                 
   DELETE #input_pds(#member)         FILE(DD1)
/*                                              

How to delete a VSAM Data Set in batch?

Specify value for #ds_name

//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS           
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*               
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*               
//SYSIN    DD *                      
   DELETE #vsam_ds_name          
   SET MAXCC=0 
/*        

or delete a VSAM using mask: DEL MY.VSAM.** MASK

How to delete Data Sets using mask?

Specify value for #ds_with_mask

//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS         
//SYSPRINT DD   SYSOUT=*           
//SYSIN    DD   *                  
  DELETE #ds_with_mask MASK NONVSAM
  SET MAXCC = 0                    
/*                                                                              

Related topics

• Create a VSAM Data set
• Fill a VSAM Data set with records