I've been assigned the task of capturing a group of files from different locations. the files have set nodes in the name and some that vary each day based on the date they were created or processed. i want to use a COBOL program to issues a TSO Command to create a list of the files. i'll build the algorithm that determines what the node names should be.

my question is, when i issue the TSO command to list the dataset names, where does that list go? how do i capture it in a flat file?

the answer is - you won't be able to get TSO Commands to build the DSN list. but Batch File-Aid will.