On Sat, 7 Oct 2023 09:41:56 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: >On 9/20/2023 8:23 AM, Farley, Peter wrote: >> ... JCL symbols as part of the definition of other JCL symbols works >> flawlessly every time. > Is this true alike for substitution both in the name (left of the "=") and in the value (right of the "=")?
In <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=symbols-determining-equivalent-jcl> Substitute all symbols. ... Symbols on JCL records are treated as if they resolved simultaneously. Peter Relson (IIRC) answered my question hers that near midnight &DATE and &TIME might be resolved at a time when their values are inconsistent. This requires some explanation of "simultaneously". There ought to be a lock to prevent this. (REXX does it right.) And some explanation of the effect of resolving a symbol changing the content of column 72 from blank to non-blank or vice-versa. >Agreed 100%. We use that feature all the time for in-house JCL and also >for distributed product JCL. > >This seems like a golden opportunity to test the IBM Documentation >Feedback process. > >Give it a try and let us know if you actually get a response... > Yes. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
