How to Get the PS File name

nemaji · New User Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Pune

I have also triedf all the ways to Pass this Infile to Natural (Using PARM, STACK) but i am unable to do this. So, thought of other options like, can get the Infile name captured within the JCL (In just prior step to my natural) so that i could copy that to an Work File and then i can read the work file from natural in the next step and get this Infile value there.

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:57 pm

You can invoke LISTALC directly from within Natural (Using the TSO example in the supplied example library).

If you decide to retrieve the dataset name in a separate step (prior to Natural), you can later pass the value using work file.

BTW - from my experience, Natural won't be the first choice for HUGE file processing, simply because it is interpreted. SORT would do a much quicker job.

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Bill Dennis · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:18 am

How about making the DSN be a symbolic and STEP5 can receive it as a PARM rather than read a file?

ofer71 · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:43 am

Also, please remember that most IDCAMS opreations can be specified with DDNAME, not just DSNAME.

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nemaji · New User Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Pune

Thanks a lot Peter,expat,Dick,MBabu,ofer71,Bill ..

I have got this issue resolved.. Thanks 4 your help..

PeterHolland · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:30 pm

Well it would be nice to tell us your solution.
Everybody wants to know of course if his/her input was part of it.