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anjali.bisht

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:19 am
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First step of my job i am executing a REXX program to create a PDS member (includes few JCL steps) which i would like to use in later half of my JCL.

I am using INCLUDE MEMBER but its not working as my JCL processes all the includes before it executes the REXX. What alternatives can i use? I am refrained from modifying or creating a new JCL. Please advise.
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Garry Carroll

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:07 pm
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What you are trying to do is impossible. icon_rolleyes.gif All the JCL is read in before your REXX program runs and cannot be added-to. You could get the REXX to submit the JCL generated in the PDS member - but you say you can't create a new job.

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anjali.bisht

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:55 pm
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Thanks Garry, now that its for sure that there are no other alternatives i will think about submitting job through rexx.
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:27 pm
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Why don't you wrap a IF then endif around this include with RC from your rexx routine? I think that should make a trick for you.

I don't mean to go against Garry's answer as he is right but give a try. I know JES load all includes as a first step .
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I am refrained from modifying or creating a new JCL. Please advise.


Wow! Dead end.
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Garry Carroll

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:33 pm
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Why don't you wrap a IF then endif around this include with RC from your rexx routine? I think that should make a trick for you.


... and how, exactly, at JCL input time, is JES going to predict the contents of the as-yet non-existent PDS include member that will be created by the REXX procedure..... ?? That'd be some trick, alright!! icon_rolleyes.gif icon_rolleyes.gif

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Willy Jensen

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:08 am
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Garry is right, this can't be done. But writing the JCL to an internal reader is a piece of cake, actually more or less the same process you would use to write to that member.
is case you don't remember the syntax:
//DDNAME DD SYSOUT=(A,INTRDR)
and in your REXX pgm:
address tso "execio" queued() "diskw ddname (finis)"
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