TASID, MXI, SHOWZOS -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JCL System symbols
Just out of curiosity, is there a way for those of us without console authority to get the current list of symbols on the system? I tried the SDSF SYM command suggested earlier, but SDSFAUX is not running on our system so it fails. If it matters, we are z/OS 2.1 here. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 9:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JCL System symbols just now reading the rest of you response, sorry A.D.D. kicking in I think I found what I needed searching for using symbols in JCL and brought me to the KB, to see what system symbols are available on your system MVS command 'D SYMBOLS' Carmen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Ashton" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 8:50:17 AM Subject: Re: JCL System symbols Carmen, that's just what I need - thanks so much! On a related note, is there a way to find out all the system symbols, so I don't have to keep asking one-off questions here? Thanks! B On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Carmen Vitullo <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill I have a proc that starts @ IPL time to copy parmlib datasets to > a backup using date time > > > i use this <Snipped> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Ashton" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 8:38:50 AM > Subject: JCL System symbols > > Hi again...I have searched, and must be looking for the wrong thing, > so I hope you can help me. > > Is there a system symbol I can use in my DSN that has the current date > in it? I understand the implications of cross-date boundaries, etc., > and am looking to try something using the date in my dataset name. > > Also, do I need to export the symbol if it is a system symbol, or can > I use it in JCL and control cards without the export? > > Thanks again, and have a great, sunny weekend! > > -- > Thank you and best regards, > *Billy Ashton* > -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
