IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 
04/30/2013 12:33:19 PM:

> From: Anthony Rudd <[email protected]>

> I  am sorry that I was too imprecise.
> I need a programmed solution, prefererably called from REXX (IRXJCL).

> The situation:
> I have submitted as batch job (possibly long running).
> In a separate batch job, I need to wait until the first job has 
completed.

Assuming you want to answer the question on the same lpar the job is 
running, see code fragment below edited from complex program.  I have seen 
this done in Cobol, bless their hearts.  I assume it can be done in any 
HLL.

         J     COMMON1
RETRYN   DS    0H 
         STIMER WAIT,DINTVL=$TIME_D
COMMON1  DS    0H                           L     R9,CVTPTR -->CVT   
         USING CVTMAP,R9 
         L     R8,CVTASVT          -->ASVT (+22C) 
         USING ASVT,R8 
         LA    R7,ASVTENTY         -->ASCB vector table (+210)
         SR    R4,R4               = count of hits 
         SR    R10,R10
LOOP     DS    0H                  * 
         LA    R10,1(R10) 
         ICM   R6,15,0(R7)         -->ASCB
         JM    UNUSED 
         USING ASCB,R6 
         CLC   ASCBASCB,=C'ASCB' 
         JNE   BADASCB 
         L     R5,ASCBASSB         -->ASSB
         USING ASSB,R5
*here check value in ASSBJBNS and take action if 
         JNE   NEXT
*the job is still running
*if you are wanting to wait
         J     RETRYN
UNUSED   DS    0H
         N     R6,=X'7FFFFFFF'
         JNZ   UNUSED1 
         J     NEXT
UNUSED1  DS    0H 
NEXT     DS    0H 
         LA    R7,4(R7) 
         C     R10,ASVTMAXU
         JL    LOOP
         DROP  R5,R6,R8,R9
*the job is not running
.
.
.
         CVT   LIST=YES,DSECT=YES
         IHAASVT LIST=YES 
         IHAASCB LIST=YES 
         IHAASSB LIST=YES 
         END

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