My god yes. VSE does this (allows symbolic JCL parms to be interrogated programatically). I was hesitant to bring it up, as people seem to think I just like to stir up trouble, but... :-)
On 9/17/2009 at 2:13 PM, in message <b2b367b60909171313g30eef2e0y4dd61782fdcf5...@mail.gmail.com>, Kirk Wolf <k...@dovetail.com> wrote: > Not to drudge up old threads, but wouldn't it be nice if JCL PROC and SET > variables were not thrown away by the converter/interpreter and instead > placed in an ASASYMB-style symbol table by the initiator? This would be > useful in so many ways.... > > Kirk Wolf > Dovetailed Technologies > http://dovetail.com > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Richard Peurifoy > <r-peuri...@neo.tamu.edu>wrote: > >> Paul Gilmartin wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:38:39 -0600, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >>> >>>> //DB2PLAN DD DSN=&&&PLAN >>>> >>>> I've always hated the fact that DISP defaults to (NEW,DELETE), but here >>>> is one case where that is ideal, so why not take advantage of it? Looks >>>> like SPACE must default to (0,0), so again that is ideal. >>>> >>>> My experience has been that omitting SPACE results in a JCL error. >>> SMS may change the rules. >>> >> >> You can set a default space parm in the ALLOCxx parmlib member. >> We don't have this coded, and it appears you can't change this >> dynamically, so I can't test if it would avoid the JCL error, >> but I would think it might. >> >> Richard >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html >>> The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA P: 303-235-1403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
