Copy a VSAM to a PDS member?

[Ramesh_Mainframe]

Hi,

Can we copy a VSAM file to a PDS member on mainframes?

I have a VSAM file, My.VSAM.file. And want to copy it to a PDS, named My.PDS in a new member. Can this be done, please guide.
Thanks in advance.

[Robert Sample]

As long as the PDS attributes are compatible (RECFM and LRECL in particular), you can REPRO the data from the VSAM data set to a PDS member.  Just have a DD statement in your IDCAMS pointing to the PDS and member, then use OUTDD in IDCAMS.  The PDS member is just like a sequential data set at that point.

[Ramesh_Mainframe]

Thanks.

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//*
// EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
//VSAM DD DSN=VSAM.DATASET,DISP=OLD
//PDSB  DD DSN=PDS.SEQ.BACKUP(VSAMBKUP),UNIT=SYSDA,
//     DISP=SHR
//SYSIN DD *
REPRO -
 INFILE(VSAM) -
 OUTFILE(PDSB)
/*

I have used the above JCL (edit: and control cards).

Edit: coded - please do it yourself in future

[Ramesh_Mainframe]

Will take care about it in future.