Hi all,
First time poster (to this list anyway) here.
I have a question that perhaps someone out there has already encountered
and addressed. What I need to do is process all existing generations of a
GDG each time a given job runs. The number of generations processed will
vary, and so, of course would the absolute generation numbers.
I know that if I simply code the DD statement so that it refers to the GDG
base, I will pick up all the existing generations of that GDG. The problem
I face is that, when you code a DD statement this way, it processes the GDGs
in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest) but the software that I
need to process these GDGs through requires that they be in order of
creation (oldest to newest).
I know I can write a program that'll keep track of which GDG's I've
processed in some sort of control file and/or dynamically create the JCL
each time that way, but I'm wondering (hoping) for a more transparent (and
easier to maintain and/or pass on) solution.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Mary Groebner,
WA State Dept of Social and Health Services,
Olympia WA
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