Re: Validating a member name

Hi Don,

Try using RTVMBRD in your CL pgm, passing the Lib/File/Mbr.  You could
even grab some attributes like create date, last used...  If the member
does not exist, you'll get a CPF9815 msg and take appropriate actions.

Hope this helps,  good luck
Wayne

"Fisher, Don" wrote:
> 
> I don't suppose any of you can tell me how to validate a member name without
> coding my own routine?  I have an application where a member name will be
> entered and I want to make sure the system will take it before I submit the
> job to execute the command that will use the member name.
> 
> I have checked the manuals and even wrote a CL program to attempt an ADDPFM
> command to a file that does not exist.  Trouble with that is the CPD0078
> error message is a diagnostic and not picked up by MONMSG.
> 
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Donald R. Fisher, III
> Project Manager
> Heilig-Meyers Furniture Company
> (804) 784-7500 ext. 2124
> Don.Fisher@HeiligMeyers.com
> 
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