> > >However, the issue is that, there is no "definitive" > value of "current date." > > The issue is more than just "current" date (and > "current" time is worse). > > It all comes down to submission time, conversion time, > execution time, or system for all variable substitution > under Batch JCL. > > Which is valid? And, for date/time what happens if you > do a typrun=hold? > > How do you know if the submission date is what's > wanted, or execution date? > What happens if you submit just before midnight? >
Naive idea: why not provide system symbols for all of these (submission time, conversion time, execution time)? SYSSTIME, SYSCTIME, SYSETIME? Robert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
