Personally, I'd say on the executing system. In any case, __something__ would need to "expand" the simple "file.ext" to "/path/to/home/file.ext". I guess that would be either during: JCL conversion or JCL interpretation or step execution. Now, UNIX has the concept of "current working directory". I think this is generally set when the address space is dubbed, at least for a "batch job" which is what we're talking about since we're talking JCL (OK, or STC or TSU) and we don't have any "inheritance" due to "fork()". When you UNIX "open()" a file with a relative path in it, it is relative to the "current working directory". So I would consider "execution time" the proper time to do this. Just make sure that the "current working directory" for the address space is set to the HOME when it is first dubbed. Of course, if the program is using UNIX services, it could change the current working directory. That would then become the "base" for the pathname in the open(). Which could be ! very confusing to the ignorant user. So that could be yet another argument against using relative path names in PATH=. Reduction in confusion as to exactly which file is really being opened.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 10:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tips for continuing DD statement with only one > parameter field > > On 8 March 2012 10:46, Edward Jaffe > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3/8/2012 7:28 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> > >> o Pathnames must be absolute (start with "/") > > > > > > This is an inconvenience I wish could be rectified. No > leading slash should > > default to one's home directory. > > When, and on which system, would this be evaluated? > > Tony H. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
