So use it to retrieve the data set name that is allocated in the JCL to the DD, then use the environment variable method to write to that same data set name? Hmmm.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Sri h Kolusu Sent: Friday, April 28, 2023 3:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: COBOL to dynamic DD name >> I'm not trying to allocate the files. The JCL for the step has all the DDs. >> I just need to be able open, extend, and close the select/assign to >> different DDs where which ones I use and which order is not known until I'm >> working through an input file. Michael, As steve mentioned in earlier post , you can BPXWDYN2 to retrieve the info a dataset/ddname. Here is an example https://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?p=62866#62866 Thanks, Kolusu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
