Pass FILE names to REXX routine through JCL

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

I want to pass file names to rexx routine. I am executing this routine in batch. Where should i pass the file names in JCL ? Could I retrieve them in REXX as ARG values ??

superk · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:38 pm

... EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='MYEXEC MYPARAMETER1 ... MYPARAMETERn'

And yes, they would be retrieved as ARG values (either using PARSE ARG or ARG(n)).

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

If I were to pass more than 100 chars, what should be done in this case ??

superk · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:02 pm

Obviously, you'll have to come up with another plan, such as writing the filenames to a dataset, and then reading that dataset into a bunch of stem variables.

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

I am executing my rexx routine thru IKJEFT01. Would SYSTSIN ddname be of any use in passing the values to rexx routine ???

superk · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:36 pm

Yep, you can "PARSE PULL" them.