UNLOAD command use

The following example demonstrates how to use the UNLOAD command:

Example 1—copy a table generation to an output dataset

Copy the contents of table PARTNO on the tableBASE Library MAINLIB to the dataset identified by the DDNAME PARTFLE.

UNLOAD LIB=MAINLIB TBL=PARTNO TO=PARTFLE;

Target dataset rules

The rules for the target dataset are:

  • QSAM DS with DISP=NEW or OLD are allowed; SHR is not allowed and will return error 33.
  • BDAM DS is not allowed.
  • PDS member with DISP=SHR or OLD is allowed
  • PDSE member with DISP=SHR or OLD is allowed
  • VSAM DS is not allowed
  • DUMMY DD statements are allowed.