skipping the input

sivatechdrive · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:55 am

HI all

//sysin dd *

123
321
456
645

//

i want to recieve 321 directly,i don't want to receive 123 at all in my program,how can it be done

Thanks
Siva

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Siva,

There are 2 ways to ignore the 123 rec. You can do 2 reads back to back in your pgm or you can delete the 123 rec from the JCL member.

There may be other things you can do but you have to share with us the FULL intent of what you're trying to do.