Mainframe: How to Read a Tape File

This post shares sample JCL you need to read or browse the tape files in mainframe. You cannot browse tape files directly. So first you need to copy tape file to sequential file using IEBGENER utility, then you can read or browse the tape files.

Sample JCL.

//STEP01   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
//SYSUT1   DD DSN=J.TAPE.UST.A,
//            DISP=SHR
//SYSUT2   DD DSN=PQHL.DASD.UST.A,
//          DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//    UNIT=TEST80,
// SPACE=(CYL(1000,1000),RLSE),
// DCB=*.SYSUT1
//SYSIN    DD DUMMY
//*

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