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nirmal arthur
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| We have a requirement where we are supposed to merge two or more sequential files. The catch is that the file names are present in a table. Is there any way I can extract the file names using an unload JCL (INZUTILB) and use a sort to merge the files all without using a program. The problem here is I don't know how to get the file names present in the unloaded sequential file to the DD statement in the SORT step. Is there any way I can do this? |
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superk
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The two thoughts I have are either using IDCAMS to make a copy of those datasets to work or temp datasets, or dynamically generating the JCL and/or the proper DD statements to be used in a subsequent job.
It would be helpful if you could maybe let us know what your thoughts are and what standards or restrictions you may need to abide by. |
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nirmal arthur
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| We cannot use a subsequent job. Can you please eloberate on the IDCAMS approach. |
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Robert Sample
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| The problem here is I don't know how to get the file names present in the unloaded sequential file to the DD statement in the SORT step |
If you cannot use a second job, you must either use dynamic allocation of the files (supported in COBOL and Assembler, for example) or tell whoever gave you the assignment that it cannot be completed as specified. The big problem is that JCL, once submitted to JES and run through the Converter / Interpreter, is fixed in stone and cannot be changed in any way, shape, style or form for any reason whatsoever. So you cannot (I repeat, can not) have a job where the first step modifies the JCL used in the second (or subsequent) step -- since that JCL has been fixed by JES and is unchangeable. |
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superk
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You can use the IDCAMS REPRO command to copy from a cataloged dataset to either another cataloged dataset or to an associated DD statement:
REPRO IDS(INPUT.DATASET) ODS(OUTPUT.DATASET)
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REPRO IDS(INPUT.DATASET) OFILE(DDNAME)
30.1 REPRO Parameters. |
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nirmal arthur
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| Thanks a lot! |
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