Many thanks Mr Andrews... Thanks for this piece of history :-) that I didn't know...
I don't want to submit a requirement other than this that I repeat... is useful but mainly fun because using sort I solved this problem... Usually for deldef or other AMS usage I use cond like the great part of people... Many thanks again for your help and effort. Regards 2006/1/26, David Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 16:21 +0100, Marco Gianfranco Indaco wrote: > > I'm not so lazy.. :-) > > This is not a way to avoid cond in some steps... > > Sure, but same idea. You want to avoid having to code extra JCL to test > the return code from IDCAMS, and conditionally delete your dataset. > > > What I'm looking for is a way to pass or code in my step some exit to > > control the execution to satisfy cond of jcl... and all this using > > idcams only(I know that with a program is easy) > > Back when VSAM was first introduced (~30 years!) IBM said that one of > the design points was that VSAM should not ABEND -- unlike the older > access methods. You get a return code from every action, so that *you* > can decide what to do. They were really proud of that, and mentioned it > prominently in the classes of the time. > > I doubt that you'll get the IDCAMS developers to introduce an optional > ABEND, but maybe Mark Thomen will encourage you to submit a requirement. > (Maybe not!) > > I think you should write a wrapper. As you said, it would be easy. > Easier than writing a requirement, anyway. > > -- > David Andrews > A. Duda and Sons, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Marco Indaco MF Consultant Loc: Milan, Italy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
