Difference between DD names SYSPRINT and SYSOUT

rajasekhar reddy · New User Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 10

Hi,
can i know what is the exclusive use of
//sysprint dd sysout=*

or

//sysout dd sysout=*

Gautam512 · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:01 am

HI,

That means , what ever prints/displays given in the program , and when the program is executed those statements are displayed in the spool area.

sysout=* (Means print in the spool area)

Thanks,
Gau

pa1chandak · New User Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 55

SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

IS USED WHEN THERE IS ANY MESSAGE FROM THE UTILITY.

//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*

IS USED WHEN THERE IS ANY MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM.

I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN WITH EXAMPLE.

WHEN WE ARE USING IEFBR14 UTILITY, THIS UTILITY WONT PERFORM ANY OPERATION. THIS IS A DUMMY UTILITY.
THIS UTILITY WONT GENERATE ANY MESSAGE.
SO WE DONT NEED
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
WHEN USING THE IEFBR14

WHEN WE USE IEBGENER UTILITY,
THIS UTILITY GENERATES A MESSAGE THAT
GENARATE AT EOF i.e. end of file, etc

SO THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED BY THE UTILITY
WE NEED
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
WHEN USING IEBGENER UTILITY.
IF WE ARE NOT CODING THIS , WE WILL SURELY GET ERROR THAT SYSPRINT DD STATEMENT IS MISSING.

I THINK IT MUST BE CLEAR NOW.

IF I AM WRONG SOMEWHERE PLEASE CORRECT ME

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