JCL -> Rexx -> XMITIP : Doesnt work

bhavin.mehta · New User Joined: 25 Jun 2012 Posts: 34 Location: India

I have a REXX which builds 'n' files and then emails them using XMITIP. Below is the pseudo code

1. ALLOC 'n' files
2. EXECIO to write into 'n' files
3. "%XMITIP user@domain.com FILEDD n1 n2 SUBJECT 'Test Email'"
4. FREE 'n' files

Above thing works fine. Problem comes when I run the above REXX thru a JCL. Results are as below:-

1. ALLOC 'n' files
2. EXECIO to write into 'n' files
3. FREE files
4. "%XMITIP user@domain.com FILEDD n1 n2 SUBJECT 'Test Email'"

Files are getting free before the XMITIP, thus the email syntax fails with DDname not available.

Why does the JCL makes the REXX run out of sequence?

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:01 am

we do not care about the pseudo code.

if You want somebody to debug YOUR error
You MUST post the REAL code

and ... running with trace "R" will provide You with enough info to debug the problem Yourself.

PeterHolland · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:58 am

Well, in your JCL example you FREE the files BEFORE executing your transfer.