How does it not work with the purge command?

Is there an error message.

Did you try using a ! as the first character, as in

!PURGE FILE####..........

At 03:36 PM 2007-10-31, Raymond Familar wrote:
>Hello.
>I am trying to select files for purge using the MODDATE file attribute in
>MPEX.  I want to do this in a job.  From a session, the command works for
>LISTF, but not for PURGE.  I am thinking this is due to the NetBase UDC.  I
>think I did this a while back, so there must have been a workaround, but I
>can't remember (this happens way too often, lately).  Any ideas?
>
>%LISTF FILE####.PUB.SYS(MODDATE<TODAY-120)
>%PURGE FILE####.PUB.SYS(MODDATE<TODAY-120)
>
>Thanks.
>Ray
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