One of my favourite tricks is to use the ISPF editor to Exclude the lines I don't want, and then issue the SUB NX command. Only the JCL in the non-excluded lines will be submitted.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:58, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Gil, > > Is the IF/THEN assuming, big word here, that the 1 is a return code, just > a thought > > Sent from my iPad > Scott Ford > Senior Systems Engineer > www.identityforge.com > > > > On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:52:38 -0500, Bill Ashton wrote: > > > >> I use this sort of trick often for controlling sections of JCL, For > >> example, I might have a step or two that deletes and allocates files, > then > >> another step that processes data into the new files, and finally a step > >> that prints report files from the job. Then at the top I would SET > ALLOC = > >> either 1 to run or 0 to not run, SET PROCESS to 1/0, and SET REPORTS to > 1/0. > >> > >> In the JCL I start with a do-nothing BR14, and then surround each > section > >> with IF &ALLOC=1 THEN......ENDIF If &PROCESS=1 THEN.....ENDIF and If > >> &REPORTS=1 THEN.....ENDIF > >> > > This would appear to be disallowed by: > > > > * z/OS V1R13.0 MVS JCL Reference > > * SA22-7597-15 > > > > where I read: > > > > 17.1.9 Considerations when Using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF Construct > > > > Be aware of the following considerations when using the > IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF statement construct: > > ... > > # You can specify symbolic parameters on > > IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF statements provided that > > they resolve to one of the supported > > relational-expression keywords listed in the > > preceding topic (that is, RC, ABEND, ...). Any > > other symbolic parameters, even if accepted by > > the system, are not intended or supported. > > > > Would you submit to a code review any code that depends on > > behavior which is "not intended or supported" by the vendor? > > > > Which leaves a question: what about constructs that are not > > documented in an earlier topic as supported, but are coded > > directly, not involving symbolic parameters? > > > > -- gil > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
