CMD2DTL: Convert command tables to DTL

ISPF command tables are easy to create using DTL, but converting existing command tables to DTL isn't that easy. This REXX exec will convert any command table in your ISPPROF or ISPTLIB allocation to DTL and show you the output in the ISPF editor. You can then use the CREATE or REPLACE commands to save the output.

CMD2DTL: is available as source code. 

This function is superceded by ISPF's built-in ISPCMDTB command.

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Function

To edit a data set pointed to by the cursor.  If the data set name is not in quotes, then TSO naming conventions are used.

Calling Syntax from ISPF:

TSO CMD2DTL applid

where applid is the application id of the command table to convert. For example, to convert the default ISPCMDS command table, type TSO CMD2DTL ISP (always drop the CMDS portion of the table name).

Output

Data set name pointed to by the cursor is edited.

Installation

  1. Place cmd2dtl.txt in a library allocated to SYSEXEC or SYSPROC.

Samples

The following screen shows the output of TSO CMD2DTL ISP on my system:

Output of CMD2DTL 
 EDIT       SYS02165.T112847.RA000.NADEL.ISPCTL1.H01        Columns 00001 00072
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR
 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
 000001 <:-------- Source for ISPF command table ISPCMDS -------------------->
 000002 <:doctype dm system>
 000003 <cmdtbl applid=ISP>
 000004 
 000005  <:------------------------------------------------------------------>
 000006  <:-- Generated 14 Jun 2002 by CMD2DTL EXEC.                       -->
 000007  <:------------------------------------------------------------------>
 000008  <:--          Alias entries must preceed other entries.           -->
 000009  <:------------------------------------------------------------------>
 000010 
 000011   <:-------------------------------------------------- BACKWARD ----->
 000012   <cmd name=BACKWARD
 000013       altdescr="SCROLL UP">
 000014     <cmdact action="ALIAS UP ">
 000015 
 000016   <:-------------------------------------------------- BOTTOM ------->
 000017   <cmd name=BOTTOM
 000018       altdescr="SCROLL TO BOTTOM">
 000019     <cmdact action="ALIAS DOWN MAX">
 000020 
 000021   <:-------------------------------------------------- FORWARD ------>
 000022   <cmd name=FORWARD
 000023       altdescr="SCROLL DOWN">
 000024     <cmdact action="ALIAS DOWN ">
 000025 
 000026   <:-------------------------------------------------- TOP ---------->
 000027   <cmd name=TOP
 000028       altdescr="SCROLL TO TOP">
 000029     <cmdact action="ALIAS UP MAX">
 000030 
 000031  <:------------------------------------------------------------------>
 000032  <:--                  Start of non-ALIAS entries                  -->
 000033  <:------------------------------------------------------------------>
 000034 
 000035   <:-------------------------------------------------- ACTIONS ------>
 000036   <cmd name=ACTIONS
 000037       altdescr="SWITCH TO ACTION BAR">
 000038     <cmdact action="ACTIONS">
 000039 
 000040   <:-------------------------------------------------- AUTOTYPE ----->