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Finding JES symbolic variables in a data area?


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martin schlatter

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:01 pm
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Is there a data area where a program can find the JES symbolic variables defined with SET?
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Terry Heinze

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:47 pm
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What language is the program written in?
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martin schlatter

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:53 pm
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There is not yet a program.
It may be written in assembler.

Wasn't there something like a JECT, job entry control table?
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Bill Woodger

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:06 pm
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All the SET symbols are resolved and dealt with before a JOB is selected.

What do you want to do with the information?
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Terry Heinze

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:20 pm
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If written in COBOL, you could use the JCL SET statement to set the value of a symbolic variable on your EXEC PGM=XXX,PARM=&YYY statement, then get the value of YYY in the Linkage Section of your program.
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