Windows and Commands in z/OS Environments

FNAME Window: z/OS

Displays allocated ddnames, their associated data set names, and data set information.

z/OS specifics:

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Syntax
Details

Syntax

FNAME

FNAME <ddname>

FNAME <partial-ddname*>

FNAME <partial-ddname:>

Details

You can invoke the FNAME window from any window in the windowing environment, including the windows in SAS/FSP and SAS/AF. To invoke it, type FNAME.

The FNAME window displays ddnames that are currently allocated to the operating system and the data sets or UFS files that are associated with each ddname. These ddnames might include some files that are necessary for TSO or for initializing the SAS system. Typically UFS files or SAS libraries are not allocated to the operating system by SAS. These files are not displayed in the FNAME window, unless an external allocation is provided with the TSO ALLOC command that specifies the PATH operand.

If you do not supply the optional ddname, then the FNAME window displays all ddnames that are associated with your TSO login session and your SAS session, along with the names of the physical files that are associated with them. If you supply a ddname, it can be either a specific name or a prefix. For example, to see only ddnames that begin with the letter A, you can use either of the following prefixes as the specifications:

FNAME A*
FNAME A:

Some libraries and external files that are currently assigned by SAS might not be allocated to a ddname. To see a list of all external files currently assigned by SAS, use the syntax shown in FILENAME Window: z/OS. To see a list of all libraries that are currently assigned by SAS, use the syntax shown in LIBNAME Window: z/OS.

If you attempt to browse or edit a file that is not a text file, then the SAS editor detects any non-printable bytes that might be present and asks if you want them to be treated as text attribute bytes. You can treat these bytes as text attributes or stop opening the file. If you elect to treat them as text attributes, SAS opens the file and attempts to display the contents of the file as normal text characters whose appearance is modified by the presumed text attribute bytes. Although SAS is able to open the file, if the file is not a text file with imbedded text attribute bytes, the data appears as random normal text characters with random colors and highlighting. If you elect to stop opening the file, SAS returns to the FNAME window.

In the FNAME window you can perform various tasks by entering one of the following selection-field commands:

B	selects a sequential data set, a partitioned data set (PDS) member, or a UFS file for browsing.
E	selects a sequential data set, PDS member, or a UFS file for editing.
I	includes a sequential data set, PDS member, or UFS file in the Program Editor window.
F	frees (deallocates) an allocated ddname.
M	opens the MEMLIST window, which lists the members in a single PDS.
C	lists the members in a concatenation of PDSs. C must be specified on the first line of a concatenation. That is, the ddname cannot be blank. C does not work if the concatenation contains a USS file.
S	selects or emulates a double-click. The action taken varies according to file type. Selecting a PDS brings up the MEMLIST window, for example.
X	displays file properties.
%	submits a %INCLUDE statement to SAS to include a sequential data set or PDS member.
?	displays a pop-up menu of available selection-field commands.

FNAME Window with TSO ddnames

[FNAME Window with TSO ddnames]

FNAME Window with USS Pathnames

[FNAME Window with USS Pathnames]

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