Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:08 pm**

Hi,

When I use ISPF 3.13 it shows the comparison between two files. To see to the right of the screen I press F11 and it shows like this:

TYPE LEN N-LN# O-LN# 

MAT= 9 
RPL= 1 00005 00005

What does MAT and RPL mean? Are they short for MATCH and REPLACE? But if so what does MAT=9 mean?

Thanks you.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:26 pm**

Remember that your 3.13 means nothing, necessarily, to anyone else. The ISPF panels are customisable. So, what is it that your title of your 3.13?

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:31 pm**

MAT=9 means 9 matches in a row were found. RPL is replace; you can also have INS for insert and DEL for delete when records don't match.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:30 pm**

And the place to look is the F1 key or the manual.

What is MAT=9 in ISPF 3.13.