Pass FILE names to REXX routine through JCL

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

I want to pass file names to rexx routine. I am executing this routine in batch. Where should i pass the file names in JCL ? Could I retrieve them in REXX as ARG values ??

superk

... EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='MYEXEC MYPARAMETER1 ... MYPARAMETERn'

And yes, they would be retrieved as ARG values (either using PARSE ARG or ARG(n)).

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

If I were to pass more than 100 chars, what should be done in this case ??

superk

Obviously, you'll have to come up with another plan, such as writing the filenames to a dataset, and then reading that dataset into a bunch of stem variables.

rohitsir · New User Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Location: USA

I am executing my rexx routine thru IKJEFT01. Would SYSTSIN ddname be of any use in passing the values to rexx routine ???

superk

Yep, you can "PARSE PULL" them.