How Do U write the "job no. & a GDG" in to an

ajay_udl · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 29

I have a Trigger GDG for a job, the particular trigger GDG is converted to a flat file and given as input to a cobol pgm. I'm writing an error report from the cobol pgm, if in case any error found on a particular field in the input file.

Issue
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I want the Jobnumber and the GDG dataset name which triggered the job, on the error report, for easy identification.

We can pass a static file to cobol program through parm='filename' parameter, but is there any possibility to get the GDG name. Also how do you get the job number in the program?.

Ajay.

Devzee · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:32 pm

GDG name with version - using JFCB

Job number - I'm not sure whether you can get from COBOL, but I think you can get this using REXX code.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:34 pm

.....the particular trigger GDG is converted to a flat file....

A general remark on WRONG terminology...
Why in h*** use the term flat file,
the correct term for what You/everybody implies is
PS ( Physycal Sequential )

a GDG is by Your terminology already a flat file

if You search the net You will find many samples of scanning mvs control blocks Using cobol...
I can not post the link because it could be in a competitive forum, still the program looks useful

I just searched using

ajay_udl · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 29

Hi Devzee,

Can you please let me know in detail wht is this 'JFCB'.
How can we get the GDG verison name in program with 'JFCB'.

Many thanks
Ajay.

superk · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:55 pm

Please search first.

See this previous topic on how to determine the dataset name from the JFCB control blocks in COBOL.

See this site to retrieve the job information in COBOL.