On 23 May 2007 09:19:03 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Hi Ken, > >You can only reference a temporary data set once in a job step.
Not true. You can have multiple references if you use VOL=REF referring to the first DD for all subsequent DDs. UNIT=AFF also might be useful in addition. > >(Cue ranting from the Peanut Gallery about restrictive JCL designs from the >1960's. And for those of you not familiar with the term, Wikipedia says: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_gallery .) > > >You'll have to create another temporary PDS and IEBCOPY the first to the >second. > >Later, >Ray > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ken Leidner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:55 AM >Subject: &&PDS caused JCL error - WHY > > >>I was wondering if any body can shed some light on why I get a JCL >> error, dataset not found in STEP009 for the MODEL DD card. The strange >> thing is that if I do a global change of &&PDS to say T.PDS the JCL >> error does not occur. Also if the MODEL DD and the SYSEXEC DD in >> STEP009 are reversed, then the SYSEXEC gets the JCL error, dataset not >> found. >> >> //STEP008 EXEC PGM=IEBUPDTE,PARM=NEW,REGION=6M >> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >> //SYSUT2 DD DSN=&&PDS,DISP=(NEW,PASS), >> // LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0,RECFM=FB, >> // SPACE=(TRK,(15,1,4)),UNIT=SYSDA >> //SYSIN DD * >> ./ ADD NAME=HTML >> ./ ADD NAME=GENHTML >> /* >> //STEP009 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,REGION=6M >> //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* >> //SYSEXEC DD DSN=&&PDS,DISP=(SHR,PASS) >> //SYSPROC DD DSN=SYS1..ISPCLIB,DISP=SHR >> //IN DD DSN=&&AC,DISP=(OLD,DELETE) >> //MODEL DD DSN=&&PDS(HTML),DISP=(SHR,PASS) >> //SYSTSIN DD * >> GENHTML >> /* >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
