What you have coded will produce more than 8 characters in the last node. Have you verified the symbol works?
Maybe use a SET XXXYYYY = &LYYMMDD. ? Rob On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 10:35 AM Sean Gleann <sean.gle...@gmail.com> wrote: > I understand what you're saying Rob, but that was one of the variants I > tried. It still produces the same error > > Sean > > On 6 June 2018 at 15:29, Rob Schramm <rob.schr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You need 2 dots after symbol.. otherwise nodeis GT 8 characters > > > > Rob > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 10:27 AM Sean Gleann <sean.gle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong here, please? > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to create a file with a name that features today's date. > > > My statement is: > > > //OUTFILE DD DSN=BACKUP.USERDALY.D&LYYMMDD.TER, > > > // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),SPACE=(TRK,(600,600),RLSE), > > > // DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=27648,LRECL=1024 > > > > > > When I submit the job to the system, I get: > > > > > > IEFC627I INCORRECT USE OF AMPERSAND IN THE DSN FIELD > > > > > > I've tried numerous variants of this statement, but I always get the > same > > > failure. > > > I'm almost certainly doing something stupid, but right now I can't see > > the > > > wood for the trees... > > > > > > > > > Help... Please... > > > > > > Sean Gleann > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > -- > > > > Rob Schramm > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -- Rob Schramm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
