Updating an MVS PDS

[MarkB]

Some of my co-workers have started using BC3 and are not able to make changes to modules on MVS like they could with BC2. I've only used BC3 for compares, not updates, so I haven't encountered the problem.

When updating a program from an MVS PDS, the module gets created in a new folder instead of updating the module within the PDS. So, if I have a module called abc.def.ghi(xyz), the updated module will be created in a new file called abc.def.ghi.xyz.

Note that this incorrect name is also what is displayed in the folder name field in BC3.

[Aaron]

If you put a "CWD (mvs location)" into the custom login commands, does this help?

[MarkB]

No. Same result.

[MarkB]

Any ideas?

[Aaron]

Hi Mark,

We are currently working on this area of the application. For now, I recommend installing BC2 (which can be installed simultaneous with BC3, by default in a separate directory) while we troubleshoot this further.
http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php?zz=dl2_en

If you have any other questions, you can post them here, or email us at [email protected]

[MarkB]

Thanks Aaron. May I ask how things are coming and/or do you have an ETA?

[Aaron]

Hello Mark,

We are still working on this particular issue. We do not have a set ETA but it is on our list of issues. You are on our email list if we have another build to test.

[MarkB]

It looks like Build 3.1.2 has fixed this issue when comparing a module with Folder Compare. I get an Error Opening File with File Compare, but Folder Compare is probably used much more often. Thank you for fixing this.

[Aaron]

If you would like, you can email more specific information about an opening file error and screenshots to [email protected] (and please include a link to this forum post).


Thanks.

[MarkB]

Aaron, my apologies. It was a setup issue. Put the PDS name in single quotes, a slash, and then the member name in upper case and the comparison pulls up fine. Thanks.