Checking if a CICS VSAM file is open

[DanM]

I am looking to create a batch job to check if a CICS VSAM file is open or not. Does anybody know of a way to do this without trying to open the file and checking the return code?

[dbzthedinosaur]

you mean OPEn and ENAbled?

requires setup, but IBM has a facility called The EXCI programming interfaces
Allows you to issue CICS commands thru batch, e.g. CEMT.
Not only can you inquire, you can CLose and DISAble,
and then OPEn and ENAble after the batch run.

there are a million third party tools that do this, also.

[petwir]

cross-posted here;

http://mvshelp.net/vbforums/showthread.php?t=25793

Pete

[DanM]

What was described looks like it will work. Thanks to both of you.