How to submit a JCL thru REXX

yogeshbabu · New User Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: India

Hi all,

I need to submit a JCL thru REXX by overiding the file name every time. My requirement is like, I need to perform a string search in a PS and direct the search results to a PS. For that I want to create a JCL and invoke ISRSUPC utility (search) and override the PS filenames every time.
Can anyone help me in doing this ? Is there any other way of achieving the above requirement?

Thanks & Regards,
Yogesh

KMK · New User Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

To submit JCL through REXX you can use the TSO command in REXX

ADDRESS TSO
"SUBMIT '<Dsn name>'"

This will submit the jcl present in the dsn.

bonniem · New User Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 67

Create a rexx to create your search JCL taking the input and output dsns and search string as input. write the JCL into a PS of lrecl 80 and submit using tso sub '<PS name>'

superk · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:06 pm

QUEUE the JCL records into the data stack. After the last record, QUEUE a terminator of "$$". Then, issue the TSO command "SUBMIT * END($$)":

yogeshbabu · New User Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: India

Hi,

Thanks for you inputs. I am new to rexx. can you explain me the OUTTRAP in detail
o = OUTTRAP("output.",,"CONCAT")
o = OUTTRAP(OFF)

Thanks & Regards,
Yogesh

superk · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:47 am

OUTTRAP is a TSO/E external function that traps output from commands.

See here for more details.