> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Taddei, Cathy
>
> Thank you, Eric, that is indeed what I meant -- you cannot
> place DD * before the PEND statement, or anywhere in a
> proclib member. And it is still a restriction in z/OS 1.4,
> producing error message:
>
> IEFC601I INVALID JCL STATEMENT
>
> if you put DD * in a proc. And I agree with everyone that
> said they should get rid of that restriction, in addition to
> increasing the PARM length.
Seems to me that allowing instream data within a PROC would add little value
unless it was accompanied by allowing variable substitution to occur within
the instream data. Without substitution, any change desired in the instream
data would require editing the PROC, which would affect all jobs that invoke
it. I'm assuming that in the general sense, each job would require
something unique in the instream data; that's why the DDNAME keyword is
available on the DD statement.
-jc-
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