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CJT
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Hi,
I have a Cobol-DB2 program which needs the User ID. but since i am using a control Card for the program, i will have to pass USER ID to the control card.
Does anyone know how the user ID can be passed to the control card.
I know that in a simple cobol program specifying
STEP01 EXEC PGM=TEST,PARM='&SYSUID'
would pass the SYSUID in the program. |
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ofer71
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There is no way to imbed symbolic parameters in input cards.
You can, however, add a step and generate the input card on the fly.
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CJT
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Hi Ofer,
I did not quite catch you. Can you explain a little more? |
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ofer71
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Instead of hardcoding your input card in the JCL code, use a dataset. For example, instead
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//INPCARD DD *
This is my input data
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Use
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Generate this dataset just before you execute your COBOL program.
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CJT
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| But How will i be able to pass the User ID to this temp dataset? |
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ofer71
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in the PARM, or using MVS data areas.
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Marso
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As you are in a COBOL/DB2 program, you can try:
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EXEC SQL SET
:UserNameArea = USER
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Of course, it is of no use if you need the userid to connect to DB2, but if you don't that will be the easiest way. |
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