It has been a long time, but I worked in JES3 shops, even did a VSE to JES3 migration project.
What Mr. Jaffe said pretty much covers it, and then I think you can, using output DSP, send the result (no MAIN processing) to a data set where you can even edit it. I was going through the z/OS 1.7 JCL REF to refresh my memories of how this is done. Regards, Steve Thompson IBM Connect:Direct for z/OS Developer __________________ <SNIPPAGE> Unlike JES2, JES3 C/I does both conversion and interpretation before execution. In addition, JES3 provides the JCLTEST and JSTTEST tools for doing even more in-depth JCL testing. From z/OS JES3 Initialization and Tuning Guide: "During the prescan phase, the JCL for the job is examined for PGM=JCLTEST or PGM=JSTTEST. If PGM=JCLTEST is found on an EXEC statement, the JCL is interpreted and the job is then express canceled on completion of the CI DSP. If PGM=JSTTEST is found on an EXEC statement, the job is processed through the prescan and postscan phases, a printed format of the job summary table (JST) is printed on the JESYSMSG data set, and the job is then canceled-with-print on completion of the CI DSP. For more information on JCLTEST and JSTTEST, see z/OS JES3 Diagnosis." You can write a REXX that submits your jobs, changes the EXEC to PGM=JSTTEST and then examines the results. The JST table will tell you lots of great information about data set use. You can use the TSO/E OUTPUT command to copy the results from SPOOL to a data set. Also, if you submit the job(s) via FTP, you can get the results back via FTP. [Better tools are also available... ;-) ] -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
