Nth dataset in a library

[BrahmanandaRao]

How to delete last nth dataset
In a library

[Reeza]

PROC DATASETS - more details are required to identify the nth/last data set. Is that the last created data set or with largest N or a date stamp?

[RichardDeVen]

• Do your data set names have a numeric suffix, say IMPORT1 to IMPORT100 and if N=25 you want to delete either IMPORT1-25 or IMPORT76-100 ?
• Do you want the delete the N newest data sets by modification date ?
• Do you want the delete the N oldest data sets ?

[ChrisNZ]

Nth by alphabetical order?

[BrahmanandaRao]

Which procedure or dictionary tables have to use

[Kurt_Bremser]

You said it: DICTIONARY.TABLES.

And PROC DATASETS was already mentioned.

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@BrahmanandaRao wrote:
Which procedure or dictionary tables have to use

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[BrahmanandaRao]

Give solution

[Tom]

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@BrahmanandaRao wrote:
Give solution

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To get a solution you need to define the problem in more detail.  Example would help. What is the criteria for ordering? Alphabetical by name?  Numeric by something else?  If so what?  So part of the filename?  Creation timestamp?

Show an example with 3 or 4 files and tell which one is the Nth and why.

[Reeza]

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@BrahmanandaRao wrote:
Give solution

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You shouldn't expect an answer or response longer than your question.

[Kurt_Bremser]

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@BrahmanandaRao wrote:
Give solution

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Solution.