On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:56:26 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote: >I've always considered DD's one of the major differences between MVS and >other platforms. I remember one of my first BASIC programs in college >where we had to code something like "OPEN PAYROLL.DATA FOR INPUT AS #1" >and sort. The first thing I thought of was, "So we have to update the >program every time we want to sort a different file?" > So of you search far enough, you can find something worse than JCL to compare it to, making JCL only the *second* worst programming language in existence. Provided BASIC is still viable; otherwise JCL reclaims last place.
But don't you have to update the JCL every time you want to sort a different file?" Code is code. I have a number of scripts with symbol assignments at the top. I EDIT; SUBMIT; CANCEL. Why should it be better to edit a JCLLIB member; SAVE; and INCLUDE it instead? >DD redirection: Genius, whoever thought of it. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
