How to write cobol output in SPOOL and also in output file

mkssampathkumar · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 57 Location: chennai

Hi
Anybody knows how to write the output of cobol program in both SPOOL and output GDG file.

Thanks & Regards
Sampath

expat · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:43 pm

Yes, I am sure that plenty of people do, but what is your real question here ?

mkssampathkumar · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 57 Location: chennai

Please provide me the sample JCL to write the output of cobol pgm in SPOOL and output file

muthuvel · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:47 pm

In JCL, there will be a SYSOUT in your JCL

rajulan · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 66 Location: India

To muthuvel,

I understand the sampath kumar's need correctly, he is asking the output to be routed to Sysout as well as output file at the same time.

The code you have given will route the output to file not to Sysout.

Thanks,
Rajulan.

rajulan · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 66 Location: India

I mean in the same step.

Thanks,
Rajulan

expat · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:01 pm

Exactly what output are you talking about.

The JES outputs from the programs,
The data output from the programs.

How on earth are we supposed to know what you really want to do if you do not explain it in a clear and concise manner. The hardest part of offering a resolution is to fully understand the requirement which on a forum like this can only be achieved by the poster being clear and concise.

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:40 pm

Hello,

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:15 am

I worked at a site several years ago that had a third party subsys that was great for this but I have not seen it anywhere else.

Another possibility is to make the COBOL program write the output to 2 output files, one having a DSN in the JCL and one having SYSOUT=... in the JCL.