You may have put the EXPORT statement at the wrong point in the JCL. Try putting it right after the JOB statement.
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 18:40:03 +0000, Steve Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >I've run into a situation where we have a parm that expands to more than 100 >characters (sound like a familiar problem?). > >So, I've tried to use the PARMDD EXEC Keyword. And sure enough it points over >to the specified DDName. > >So I have it coded like this: > >// EXPORT SYMLIST=* > : > : >//PARMLST DD *,SYMBOLS=CNVTSYS > (&HDY &HDT &SQP &RNO &VX &CCT &CMB) &NAP >/* > >And that failed - NONE of the variables were expanded. > >So I tried this: > >//PARMLST DD *,SYMBOLS=CNVTSYS >ISPSTART CMD(%NCMPL &HDY &HDT &SQP &RNO &VX &CCT &CMB) &NAP >/* > >Only the "ISPSTART CMD(&NCMPL" gets passed and used (because I got the SAYs >out of the REXX code). > >(yes, I am using IKJEFT01, IKJEFT1B, IRXJCL as the PGM=, and this ain't >happing). > >So, has anyone tried this? Have you had any success? > >Did I read the various wonderful manuals? Yes, all of them z/OS 2.1 (JCL REF, >TSO Customization, etc.). > >I thought, from reading the manuals, that those variables were to be >interpreted for this particular DD because of the SYSMBOLS keyword. > >What am I missing? > >Regards, >Steve Thompson > >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which >it is addressed >and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this >material/information in error, >please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
