Micro Focus Catalog  Accessing the CATALOG.DAT File

Introduction
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This utility program will list the contents of the CATALOG.DAT file that is used by Micro Focus Server for Mainframe Migration and Mainframe Express. The catalog file is a Micro Focus Key Sequence file. The catalog contains information for mapping MVS Data Set Names (DSN) to PC file names. The PC file names may be relative (based on where the CATALOG.DAT file is located) or absolute (drive:\directory\filename.ext) or it may be preceded with the name of a Micro Focus Fileshare Server ($$servername). This utility program provides a quick and simple way to list or hex dump the contents of the CATALOG.DAT file to an ASCII/Text file from a Windows Command. The list or hex dump file may be viewed with Notepad.

Introduction, Sample CatList Output
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The following is an example of the output provided by the Catalog List function.

MFI01.SIMOPROD.PARMLIB1                             C:\SIMOSAM1\PARMLIB1\
SIMOTIME.DATA.CUSTRSEQ                              \DYN1\SIMOTIME.DATA.CUSTRSEQ.DAT
SIMOTIME.DATA.CUSTMAST                              $$FSSERV01\C:\SIMOSAM1\DATALIBA\DYN1\SIMOTIME.DATA.CUSTMAST.DAT

In the preceding example the first line shows the use of an absolute reference to the PC File Name. The second line shows a relative reference to a PC file name. The third line shows a file that is managed by a Fileshare server name FSSERV01.

Introduction, Sample CatDump Output
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The following is an example of the output provided by the Catalog Dump function.

....+..010....+..020....+..030....+..040....+..050....+..060....+..070....+..080....+..090....+..100....+..110....+
4443325444554425454444322222222222222222222222222222435544454435545444435222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
D6901E39DF02F4E012DC921000000000000000000000000000003AC39DF31D1C012DC921C000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
MFI01.SIMOPROD.PARMLIB1                             C:\SIMOSAM1\PARMLIB1\

In the preceding example the first line is a position indicator. The second and third lines show the hexadecimal value and the fourth line shows the ASCII/Text value.

The CMD Files
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This section describes the command files used to execute the program that will read the CATALOG.DAT file and produce a listing or a dump of the records in the file.

CMD for a Catalog List (SYS1CATLIST)
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The following (SYS1CATLIST.CMD) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job.

@echo OFF
rem  *
rem  * ESA, Enterprise Server Administration
rem  *      Catalog List Utility
rem  *
rem  * CATGET01 identifies the CATALOG.DAT file that will be used as input
rem  * CATTXT01 identifies the ASCII/Text file to be used as output
rem  * CATCTL01 identifies the control file, if null then default to list
rem  *
     call ..\..\ENV1BASE
     set CATGET01=%BASECAT%\CATALOG.DAT
     set CATTXT01=%BaseSYS%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SYS1CATLIST.TXT
     set CATCTL01=
rem  *
     echo *******************************************************SYS1CATLIST
     echo Starting JobName ezCATLIST, User is %USERNAME%
rem  *
     run CBLCATC2
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto EOJNOK
     echo The Catalog list will be displayed in a separate window...
     START NotePad %CATTXT01%
rem  *
:EOJAOK
     echo Finished JobName SYS1CATLIST, User is %USERNAME%
     goto END
rem  *
:EOJNOK
     echo ABENDING JobName SYS1CATLIST, User is %USERNAME%
rem  *
:END

CMD for a Catalog List (SYS1CATDUMP)
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The following (SYS1CATDUMP.CMD) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job.

@echo OFF
rem  *
rem  * ESA, Enterprise Server Administration
rem  *      Catalog List Utility, Dump Format
rem  *      The Control file is created using the Windows "echo" command
rem  *
rem  * CATGET01 - identifies the CATALOG.DAT file that will be used as input
rem  * CATTXT01 - identifies the ASCII/Text file to be used as output.
rem  * CATCTL01 - identifies the control file
rem  *
     call ..\..\Env1BASE
     set CATGET01=%BASECAT%\CATALOG.DAT
     set CATTXT01=%BASESYS%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SYS1CATDUMP.TXT
     set CATCTL01=%BASESYS%\PARMLIB\CATDUMP1.CTL
rem  *
     echo *******************************************************SYS1CATDUMP
     echo * Starting JobName ezCATDUMP, User is %USERNAME%
rem  *
     echo * Create the control file CATCTL01 to have the Catalog List
     echo * be created in a Hexadecimal Dump format.
rem  *
     if exist %CATCTL01% erase %CATCTL01%
     echo *>%CATCTL01%
     echo /DUMP>>%CATCTL01%
     echo /NOSHOWDUMP>>%CATCTL01%
     echo *>>%CATCTL01%
     echo /FLAG-HDR=Y>>%CATCTL01%
     echo /FLAG-EBC=N>>%CATCTL01%
     echo /FLAG-HEX=Y>>%CATCTL01%
     echo /FLAG-ASC=Y>>%CATCTL01%
     echo *>>CATCTL01.TXT
rem  *
     echo * Post Catalog information to a file and display to a screen
     run CBLCATC2
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto EOJNOK
     echo * The Catalog list with dump format will be displayed in a separate window...
     START NotePad %CATTXT01%
rem  *
:EOJAOK
     echo Finished JobName SYS1CATDUMP, User is %USERNAME%
     goto END
rem  *
:EOJNOK
     echo ABENDING JobName SYS1CATDUMP, User is %USERNAME%
rem  *
:END

CMD for Setting Environment
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The following (ENV1BASE.CMD) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job.

@echo OFF
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               ENV1BASE.CMD - a Windows Command File               *
rem  *        This program is provided by SimoTime Enterprises           *
rem  *           (C) Copyright 1987-2012 All Rights Reserved             *
rem  *             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
rem  *                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *
rem  * Text   - Provide a single point to set common environment variables.
rem  * Author - SimoTime Enterprises
rem  * Date   - January 24, 1996
rem  *
rem  * Set the commonly used environment variables. This is used to provide
rem  * a single point for managing the commonly used environment variables.
rem  *
     set BaseLib1=c:\SimoSAM1\DEVL
     set BaseLib8=c:\SimoSAM8
     set SAM1ANIM=C:\SIMOSAM1\DEVL\SAM1SOL1\SAMBATG1\bin\x86\Debug
     set BASEAPP=%BaseLib1%
     set BASESYS=%BaseLib1%\SYS1
     set BASECAT=%BaseLib1%\DATA
     set SYSLOG=%BASESYS%\LOGS\SYSLOG_USER.DAT
     set SYSOUT=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SIMSAM01.TXT
     set SLZMSG=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SLZMSG_USER.TXT
     set PostNOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SIMONOTE.TXT
     set SimoNOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SIMONOTE.TXT
     set MIFOBASE="C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0\Base"
     set MIFOBIN=%MIFOBASE%\bin
rem  *
     set SimoLIBR=c:\SimoLIBR
     set JESSERVERNAME=SIMOBATA
rem  *     set SIMOMODE=PAUSE
rem  *
     set MAINFRAME_FLOATING_POINT=true
     set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;c:\SimoLIBR;%MIFOBASE%\SOURCE
     set COBIDY=%BASEAPP%\COBIDY
rem  * For large file support and record locking control of File Handler
     set EXTFH=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\EXTFHBIG.CFG
rem  * For Sort Resource Allocation and Performance
     set SORTSPACE=1000000
     set ES_ALLOC_OVERRIDE=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\CATMAPA1.cfg
     set COBCONFIG_=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\diagnose.cfg
rem  * Set environment for MFBSI (Micro Focus Batch Scheduling Interface)
     set ES_EMP_EXIT_1=mfbsiemx
     set MFBSI_DIR=%BASESYS%\LOGS\%ezServerName%
     set MFBSIEOP_CMD=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_CSV=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_HTM=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_XML=ENABLE
rem  * Set Behavior and Trace Flags for GETJOBDD
     set JDDFLAGS=nnnWnnnn/nnnnnnnn
rem  *
     if "%SIMOPATH%" == "Y" goto JUMPPATH
     set path=%MIFOBASE%;%MIFOBIN%;%PATH%;
     set COBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;C:\SimoLIBR
     set LIBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;C:\SimoLIBR
     set TXDIR=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%
:JUMPPATH
     set SIMOPATH=Y
     set JobStatus=0000
     call SimoNOTE "* Settings CmdName Env1BASE.CMD, Version 10.04.19"
     call SimoNOTE "* BaseAPP is %BASEAPP%"

Summary
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The purpose of this utility program is to provide a listing of the contents of a Micro Focus CATALOG.DAT file in text or hex dump format.

The purpose of this document is to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers. In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This document and the links to other documents are intended to provide a choice of alternatives.

Software Agreement and Disclaimer
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