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ug123
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Hi,
I want to pass some data through parm to cobol program. Through parm i can send only 100 bytes, but i have a case where i have to send more than 100 bytes.
My program is already running in production so i couldnt touch the code. Even if we send through sysin i have to change the code.
Without changing the code, through jcl can anyone please tell me how to send the data.
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William Thompson
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| I want to pass some data through parm to cobol program. |
OK....
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| Through parm i can send only 100 bytes, but i have a case where i have to send more than 100 bytes. |
That too is do-able.....
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| My program is already running in production so i couldnt touch the code. Even if we send through sysin i have to change the code. |
Well, that makes it a bit harder....
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| Without changing the code, through jcl can anyone please tell me how to send the data. |
Now that is darn right stupid, if you didn't change the program, how would it know what to do with this new data?  |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| My program is already running in production so i couldnt touch the code. Even if we send through sysin i have to change the code. |
Your organization has a process to deal with design oversights and/or enhancements - this is one. Use the process and make the required change(s).
Is there something i don't understand as to why this is in the clist & rexx forum? |
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ug123
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Actually this is JCL thing.
i should not touch the code but i can play with jcl. this is the requirement
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William Thompson
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| 100 bytes is the limit, either that is all you get or you have to change code somewhere......That is the requirement. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
What nonsense is this?
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| i should not touch the code but i can play with jcl |
Many bad things happen when someone "plays with jcl". If there was any real configuraton management or change control, production jcl is just as protected as the program code.
If the code no longer works, it needs to be fixed  |
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Craq Giegerich
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| i suppose you could edit the load module and make changes to it. Then you wouldn't even have to change the jcl or come to work the next day. |
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dick scherrer
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| Yup, that's why we have superzap. . . |
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IQofaGerbil
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Is it possible that the data being passed might be keys or dates upon which the program will act?
Therefore increasing/varying the number of these could be a valid thing to do.
However when that number increases to beyond the 100 byte limit then a problem like this will be encountered.
If the OP could maybe explain what the PARM data is being used for , maybe there is a suggestion out there which could help. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
IMHO, as long as this
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is "true", we will not be able to offer much. . . . |
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