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Lynne

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:51 am
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I usually use IDCAMS to delete a tape, but in this JCL, I wish to use the SET to set up a variable for the tape dataset name. I am using that name in several job steps, so it makes it easier, plus I might change the name - and it minimizes what I need to change.

But I can't use a set variable in IDCAMS (for sysin)

So, I thought I would use IEFBR14 which works, unless the file is a tape. Is there any way to avoid the tape mount when I use IEFBR14?

Or maybe another quick way to delete a tape file where I could use a set variable?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:46 am
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Option 1 -
Code:
// SET NAME='?'
//DELETE  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//KILLDS   DD  DISP=(OLD,DELETE),UNIT=(,DEFER),
//             DSN=&NAME

Option 2 -
Code:
// SET NAME='?'
//DELETE  EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='DELETE ''&NAME'' NOSCRATCH'
//SYSTSPRT DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN  DD  DUMMY
The UNIT=(,DEFER) in option 1 will prevent the mount, though a tape drive will be allocated for a few seconds.

In option 2, it is not widely appreciated that the TSO DELETE command is really just a front end for the IDCAMS DELETE command
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:51 pm
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Lynne Schuler wrote:

But I can't use a set variable in IDCAMS (for sysin)


Why not?
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Bill Woodger

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:54 pm
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Not up-to-date with release of z/OS?
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Lynne

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:06 am
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Thank you, Steve Meyers for your post.

However, I did do some more research after posting this question, and I found out z/OS v2r1 has added the JCL EXPORT statement which allows JCL and system variables to be included/interpreted in SYSIN data. So, that is what I did, and it works great.

For anyone else with this question, here is a link to the article that I found on this:
article

and a link to the documentation
documentation
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