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stunnerguy

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:44 pm
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Hi,

I have a specific requirement to pass a current date inside a VSAM cluster for IDCAMS.below is my jcl:

Code:
//B905007  EXEC  PGM=IDCAMS,                   
//            REGION=4000K                     
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                         
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                         
//*                                             
//ELCODEIN DD DSN=PV01.B903000.ELCODE.NONPROD, 
//            DISP=SHR   
//SYSIN    DD*
     DEFINE CL (NAME(TOLLNA.T.B903000.ELCODE.NONPROD.C&DATE01.01) -   
          KEYS(12,0) -                                           
          VOLUMES(*) -                                           
          RECSZ(80,80) -                                         
          FSPC(0,25) -                                           
          CYL(27,1) -                                             
          NOREUSE -                                               
          BUFFERSPACE(13000) -                                   
          REPLICATE -                                             
          SPEED -                                                 
          OWNER('APPL-MS') -                                     
          IMBED) -                                               
    DATA (NAME(TOLLNA.T.B903000.ELCODE.NONPROD.C&DATE01.01.DAT) -
          OWNER('APPL-MS')) -                                     
      IX (NAME(TOLLNA.T.B903000.ELCODE.NONPROD.C&DATE01.01.IND) -
          OWNER('APPL-MS'))                               



I want to pass the DATE01 parameter from JCl....cureently i am getting an error as DATASET SYNTAX INVALID
Can anyone suggest me how i can resolve this problem? Please help.
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expat

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:48 pm
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Please search the forum for similar topics - has been discussed to within an inch of its life.
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r2k1984

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:10 pm
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In the previous step write the file name with date parameter in sort and use the file in the next step..

hope it will help you
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