TSO CLIST $BROWSE                                              TSO CLIST $BROWSE

                                                       Author: David McRitchie
                                                   formatted on  1995/04/01 06:54
          for assistance contact: D. McRitchie                DMcRitchie@hotmail.com
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CLIST NAME.  $BROWSE
users.       PDF EDIT users particularly SCRIPT users
type.        Edit Macro   resides in SYS1.TSOCLIST,  and in IS03.SPF2.MACROS for
             use on SPF/PC

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$BROWSE  BROWSE any file from any ISPF panel
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    related    browse clists -- $USERS, PROC, CLIST -- many browse clists also h
          ave EDIT capability.
              related    browse ddname clists -- $$BROWSE
    related    browse clists -- $USERS, PROC, CLIST -- also see text in editor
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The $BROWSE clist can be used from any ISPF panel and is used without quotes and
permits you to invoke an ISPF browse without having to back out of what you are
currently doing under ISPF.  This in effect give you an extra "window" which
disappears when you use the "end" key.

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 normal usage -- complete dsname specified, membername optional
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE datasetname
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE datasetname(membername)
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE datasetname(xyz*)

 using DSLIST to process a list of DSNAMES
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE is03.*
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE is03.*.text
  ===> TSO %$BROWSE is03.*.text*

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Example
  ===> TSO $BROWSE IS03.SHARE.CNTL(@INDEX)
               contains sample JCL for a variety of tasks most entries prefixed
               by "00006" exist in this library

  ===> TSO $BROWSE IS03.SHARE.CNTL
               will browse from the directory of this library

  ===> TSO $BROWSE IS03.SHARE.TEXT(P*)
               instead of choosing a membername, you can indicate a pattern.
               Patterns end with an asterisk, and indicate all members beginning
               with the characters preceding the asterisk.  In this case all
               members beginning with "P" will be shown in the directory.

  ===> TSO %$BROWSE is03.*.text*
               By using an asterisk as a part of the dsname, membername doesn't
               count here, the DSLIST utility (PDF 3.4) will be invoked.  Change
               other options if desired and hit enter the same as if you had
               used PDF option 3.4.  The first node must be complete and correct
               (requirement of DSLIST).  The clist may be invoked recursively --
               the dsname level will not be available in your profile for subse-
               quent use once you have exited.

                 ===> TSO $BROWSE PHO.GENERAL.GENERAL.ZZ2B0701.G1097V00
                 ===> TSO $BROWSE PHO.GENERAL.GENERAL.ZZ2B0701(0)
  ===> TSO $BROWSE PHO.GENERAL.GENERAL.ZZ2B0701(-3)
               Will browse the GDG dataset indicated.   Relative generations (n)
               greater 0 do not exist and will result in error and termination.

HELP in BROWSE Help is available, simply enter  HELP on the panel.   You can
display columns by typing COLS on the command line (in EDIT you type columns on
a line number as a line command).  You can SCROLL forward/backward up/down, set
labels for quick location later while still in BROWSE.  You can display the car-
riage control columns (DISPLAY CC|NOCC).  To see how to do these and other
things in BROWSE you should read the HELP information.