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useit

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:55 pm
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hi,

We are automating one of the report for CE user. Since the file is big, we can’t send them through email. We are trying to zip the file but it’s not working in the JCL

can we zip the file using JCL? If so, please share the details

PS – I can’t XCOM the file as user sit in CE!

REGDS,
useit
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expat

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:57 pm
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useit wrote:
We are trying to zip the file but it’s not working in the JCL
can we zip the file using JCL? If so, please share the details

The problem is line 6 of your code

And that is probably about the best answer you will get until you think about and supply the information required for anyone to be able to help you.

Also, please think of and then use an appropriate forum to post your problem in. Unless you can explain what relevance this has to DF/SORT
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Nic Clouston

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:12 pm
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Do [b]not[/] use JCL to zip a file. First, it is better to use a compression program eg pkzip others may be available) as JCL has no facility for doing anything other than letting the OS kno which programs you want executed and the resources required by same. Second, files do not exist on the zOS mainframe (datasets do).
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David Robinson

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:08 pm
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The only "CE" that I'm aware of in mainframe terminology is the IBM Customer Engineer.

If you want to send something to IBM, upload it to their website in the usual way.
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Robert Sample

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:58 pm
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Mainframe products to zip data sets exist, but they are NOT part of z/OS and must be purchased separately. If your site has not purchased such a product, then the answer to your question is -- no, you cannot zip a data set. If your site has purchased such a product, you need to work with your site support group on how to use it to accomplish your requirement.
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Pete Wilson

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 7:03 pm
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Try TERSE which I believe in inbuilt to ZOS. Be careful if you XMIT the tersed file and it has to be uploaded in BINARY otherwise it's unreadable. Also I 'think' there's a BLKSIZE restriction on the output file..c.can't remember what it is.

//TERSE EXEC PGM=AMATERSE,PARM='PACK'
//* ,PARM='SPACK'
//* ,PARM='UNPACK' *to read back the tersed file
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//*
//SYSUT1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=INPUT.FILE
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=OUTPUT.FILE,
// DISP=(,CATLG)
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Pete Wilson

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 7:11 pm
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The data set compressed by AMATERSE (produced by PACK or SPACK) must be of fixed or fixed-blocked record format (RECFM) with a record length (LRECL) of 1024 and any legal block size (BLKSIZE). These
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