Using lower case characters and underscore in JCL variables

rajesh.ramadoss · New User Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Chennai

I want to use lower case characters and underscore in SET variables in JCL. At present its converting to upper case by default during execution.
My objective is, JCL variable should contain unix filenames and path. Using files to store the values won't be useful, because the values are derived from other variables as well (partly) during execution. For example -
// SET ENV='test'
// SET TYPE='strong03'
//FTP3 EXEC PROC=FTP,FILIN=FIL.&ENV..&TYPE..OK

Thank you,
Rajesh

Gnanas N · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:53 pm

Try CAPS OFF

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:58 pm

Doing some searches on IBM'S web site indicates that the TSO SUBMIT command by default changes lower case to upper case but your systems support group can change this behavior.

superk · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:59 pm

No, there's a bigger problem. The lower-case characters will cause a JCL error, and enclosing them in quotes negates the variable substitution. Don't have a possible solution yet ...

rajesh.ramadoss · New User Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Chennai

Thanks, Robert.
Can you please tell me where this need to be updated and its impact on other aspects.

Thanks in advance,
Rajesh

rajesh.ramadoss · New User Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Chennai

Thanks, Super.
Actually, without the quotes, it errored and when given within quotes, it accpets it but its converted to upper case.
Please post any updates or alternate approaches, and out of box alternatives for the situation.
Thank you,
Rajesh

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:59 pm

Hello,

You might use CAPS for the unix directories/file names. . .

Robert Sample · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:38 am

Try running FTP as a program, not a PROC, and specify a DD statement with the PATH statement to point to your Unix file name. If that works, you'll know the problem is with the SET and / or PROC part of the job. And I believe I have used DD statements with PATH to transfer files (lower case name files even) from Unix to another system, although I don't have access to my system tonight to confirm that.