query regarding control card

sunilmfs · New User Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Posts: 20 Location: hyderabad

Hi,
I have doubt about control card...why symbolic parameters will not expand in control cards?

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

Do you have a way ?

Please have a look at the previous post. ibmmainframes.com/about36544.html

Or else, you have to install a third party system

gsf-soft.com/Products/CCSS.shtml

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:56 pm

Symbolic parameters are part of JCL. Control cards are not JCL -- they are read by the program being executed to provide direction as to what action(s) to take. Since control cards are NOT JCL, why on earth would you think symbolic parameters that ONLY are used with JCL should apply to control cards?

sunilmfs · New User Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Posts: 20 Location: hyderabad

Thanks for quick reply

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:18 pm

control cards are either contained within DS's referenced by the dd statement (SYSIN usually),
or are part of instream datasets.

so it has more to do with the fact that symbolics contained in instream datasets (or datasets/pds members) are not interpreted by the jcl interpreter when a job is submitted to jes.

the fact that this topic has to do with control cards is has nothing to do with the reason.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:57 pm

Sunil,

FYI, with DFSORT:

You can use system symbols (e.g. &JOBNAME) in control statements. See:

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CA50/8.4.2?DT=20100630155256

You can also use SET and PROC symbols in control statements. See:

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=114&uid=isg3T7000242