-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: 17 January, 2017 16:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: System Symbols (SYSSYM)
On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:55:34 +0000, Mike Shorkend wrote: >There is one case in which there might be problems. Looking at: > >//MYFILE DD DSN=&SYSNAME,DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA > >WIth SYSSYM set to DISALLOW, this will create a valid temporary dataset(JCL >reference says that you should use a double ampersand but a singe works >fine). >WIth SYSSYM set to ALLOW, this will create a dataset that is called >whatever your SYSNAME is. > >Other symbols will produce other strange names > ... Which is good reason that reference to an undefined symbol should *always* (yes, aboriginally) have resulted in a JCL error. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't see, within this subject, what problem that would have solved. Kees. ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
