Expert: Concise Systems/Laird Scranton - 10/19/2003

Question
Can I use a CL program to retrieve a list of libraries from a file and use the list as a parameter in driving a RSTLIB command in a CL

Answer
Yes, if it is a file defined by DDS - use the DCLF statement at the top of your CL program to declare the file, then use the RCVF statement to read a record from the file.  If the file calls the library-name field LIB, you will refer to it in the CL program as &LIB.  Then just use the RSTLIB command with whatever options your prefer, using the field name &LIB as the name of the library to be restored.  Your program should then GOTO the RCVF line to read the next record (I use RCVF: as the tag at the front of the RCVF line).  You will have to monitor for a CPF message with the MONMSG command when you reach the end of the file.