DOWNLOAD Procedure
EXCLUDE Statement
Excludes library members or catalog entries from
downloading.
Syntax
EXCLUDE lib-member-list </ MEMTYPE=mtype >;
EXCLUDE cat-entry-list </ ENTRYTYPE=etype>;
Syntax Description
Use the format lib-member-list </ MEMTYPE=mtype> when
you specify the INLIB= and OUTLIB= options in the PROC DOWNLOAD statement.
Use the format cat-entry-list </ ENTRYTYPE=etype>
when you specify the INCAT= and OUTCAT= options in the PROC DOWNLOAD
statement.
- lib-member-list
-
specifies which library
members to exclude from downloading. You can name each member explicitly
or use one of the following forms:
- prefix:
-
specifies all members
whose names begin with the character string prefix. For example, if you specify TEST:
, all
members with names that begin with the letters TEST
are excluded.
- first -last
-
specifies all members
whose names have a value between first and last. For example, if
you specify TEST1-TEST3
, any files that are
named TEST1
, TEST2
, or TEST3
are excluded.
Restriction:first and last must begin with identical character strings
and must end in a number.
- cat-entry-list
-
specifies which catalog
entries to exclude from downloading. Each element of cat-entry-list has the form entry.type.
- entry
-
is the name of an entry
in the catalog to exclude from
downloading.
- .type
-
is the type of the
catalog entry. This part of the name is optional.
- MEMTYPE=mtype
-
specifies a member
type to exclude from downloading.
Here are the valid
member types:
Alias:MTYPE=, MT=
Requirement:To use this option, you must also specify the INLIB=
and OUTLIB= options in the PROC DOWNLOAD statement.
- ENTRYTYPE=etype
-
specifies a catalog
entry type to exclude from downloading. Examples of catalog entry
types include FORMAT and DATA.
Alias:ETYPE=, ET=
Requirement:To use this option, you must specify the INCAT= and OUTCAT=
options in the PROC DOWNLOAD statement.
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