SRCHFOR to list members where 'search string' is not found.

[CountryDelight]

Hi,

Is there a way using batch SRCHFOR on a PDS to find only those members where the string was NOT found? I know how to create the JCL with SRHFOR to find the members where string was found but not other way round?

have anyone tried this and know it, please guide.

[knome]

I think you cannot do this. You can only search for the string you supply in the search argument.

[giskard reventlov]

I think you cannot do this. You can only search for the string you supply in the search argument.

the ibm manual disagree

something like

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 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ****************************** 
 000003 //ISR    EXEC PGM=ISRSUPC, 
 000004 //            PARM=(SRCHCMP,'LNFMTO') 
 000005 //NEWDD    DD DISP=SHR,DSN=<YOUR PDS> 
 000006 //OUTDD    DD SYSOUT=(*) 
 000007 //SYSIN    DD * 
 000008 SRCHFOR  '<YOUR SEARCH STRING>' 
 000009 /* 
 ****** **************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

should provide what the ts asked for

[CountryDelight]

Thank you giskard, LNFMTO did work great.