If you run the program from a WFL job, the output is directed to a printer file.

Examples

The following examples use WFL statements to perform various PDIR utility tasks.

Basic Syntax

The following is an example of a WFL statement to run the program:

RUN *SYSTEM/PDIR ("<PDIR request>")

Example Using CARD File

You can direct the utilities to read input from a KIND=READER file called CARD. You should use this option if the parameter exceeds the maximum WFL string size (1024 characters). A parameter string containing a single asterisk causes the utilities to read input from the CARD file which can be file-equated to a disk file. The first 80 characters of each record will be used. The following job demonstrates this option:

BEGIN JOB PDIR;
RUN SYSTEM/PDIR ("*");
DATA CARD
*SYSTEM/=
SHOW LASTACCESSDATE, SECTORS
SORT - SECTORS
?END JOB

Example Using Wild Card Characters

The following statement starts a job that reports all the files that have a second name starting with the letter M in the *SYSTEM directory on PACK and sorts them in descending order based on the number of sectors.

RUN *SYSTEM/PDIR ("*SYSTEM/M= ON PACK SORT - SECTORS")