parameterizing File attributes

tssnvrk · New User Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Bangalore

Hi
My Name is Ramakrishna.,I want some suggestion on setting file attributes
like..
I am Extracting file as input and i have to find the file attributes like
RECFM, LRECL and BLKSIZE and pass the same attributes in next-step so that for each time no need to change DCB parameter

can any one help with example it will be a great help for me

Regards
Ramakrishna

shreevamsi · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:53 pm

hi Ramakrishna,

You can use 'LIKE' parameter as DSB paramenter to avoid the repetition of the same RECFM, LRECL and BLKSIZE.

For example:
//NEWDD DD DSNAME=XXXX.XXXX.XXXX,
LIKE=AAAA.AAAA,DISP=(NEW,KEEP)

Teh new DSN XXXX.XXXX.XXXX will have the same DCG parameters as AAAA.AAAA.

~Vamsi

surya_pathaus · Active User Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 110

Hi Ramakrishna,

You can do like this also.

//Step01 your Extract step
//DD1 DD DSN=Extracted DATASET
//*
//STEP02 XXXXX
//DD2 DD DSN=YOUR NEW DATASET,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=..........,
// DCB=Extracted DATASET
//*

In DCB parameter mention the DSN name which you used in Extract.

vishal_a · New User Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 45 Location: Noida

Hi ,

Another way is to use referback.

for ex: *.stepname

Thanks